Kiowa Region

Location

• The Kiowa region is located in the Panhandle of Texas.

Diet,Dwelling,and Lifestyle

• The main food for the Kiowa tribe was buffalo.
• They also traded with neighboring tribes for corn.
• Other food they ate consisted of small animals, fruit and nuts.
• Their dwellings were tepees made of buffalo hide.
• Kiowa were warriors and hunters. They were nomads and very poor.

Kiowa Culture

• The women were in charge of the home; the men were the hunters/warriors.
• Their art consisted of Indian bead work and buffalo hide paintings.
• This tribe was big in storytelling/they have lots of legends.
• Religion - Kiowa gave respect to the sun and other natural forces.
• They had ceremonies and dances to celebrate.

Interesting Facts

• They fought to prove their courage, not destroy or take over territory.
• Women wore deerskin dresses/men wore leather leggings.Both wore moccasins.
• They did not wear feather war bonnets, they wore hats made of otter pelts. 
• They communicated with other tribes using Plains Sign Language.
• They used dogs to help carry their goods from place to place.

Credits

• http://sustainablecommunitysolutions.com/buffalocommons/
• http://orthopathy.net/nativetexans.html