PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 1880S
WIGIWAMS
- Tree trunks
- Tree limbs
- Animal skins
- Easy to move since they were nomadic
VALUES
- They valued their children
- They would mourn for a year if one of them died
- Mourn every morning and night
SOME INTERESTING FACTS
- The karankawa practiced ritual cannabalism of blood enemies
- Karankawa is supposed to mean "dog-lovers" but so little is known about the language so we arent certain
- They used giant canoes to get around
- The karankawa were good fighters, and the europeans feared them
- The Karwankawa died out in the 1880s due to deadly disesases
WHAT REGION DID THE KARANKAWA LIVE IN?
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- Great plains
- Mountains and basins
- Gulf coastal plains
- North central plains
SINCE THE KARANKAWA WERE NOMADIC, THEIR HOMES WERE LESS PERMANENT.
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- Teepees
- Wigiwams
- Caves
- No shelter
AROUND WHAT TIME DID THE KARANKAWA ARRIVE IN TEXAS?
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- Late 1700s
- Mid 1700s
- 2002
- Prehistoric times