Texas Indians

TONKAWA,APACHE,COMANCHE,KIOWA

THINGS IN COMMON

• They all used Buffalo for clothing, food, and housing.
• They all usually had their hair short.
• The Comanche and Kiowa both moved to Texas to get away from people and so they could hunt better food.
• The were hunter-gatherers.

CLOTHING

IN THE WINTER. WOMEN WORE DRESSES OR LONG SKIRTS USUALLY. THE

APACHE WORE LOTS OF BEADS FROM STONE AND SHELL SOMTIMES.

FOOD

BEANS IN THE SOIL BEFORE THEY PLANTED THE MAIZE) WATERMELON,

PUMPKIN, BUFFALO,( THEY USED BUFFALO FOR MANY OTHER PURPOSES TOO)

SMALL ANIMALS, BASICALLY THEY ATE ANYTHING THEY COULD FIND...

HOUSES

BECAUSE IT WASN'T HARD TO PUT THE TIPIS UP/DOWN. THE APACHE HAD

WICKIUPS. WICKIUPS IS WOOD FRAMES COVERED IN BUFFALO HIDE OR

BRUSH. THEY ARE THE SIZE OF A CAMPING TENT. THE WOMEN COULD BUILD

A WICKIUP IN 2 HOURS IF THERE WAS ENOUGH OF BRUSH.

APACHE

THEY ATE MAIZE, WATERMELON, PUMPKIN, AND BEANS

THEY MIGRATED TO THE AMERICA SOUTHWEST BETWEEN A.D 1000 AND 1400

TONKAWA

THEY LIVED ON THE NORTH-CENTRAL PLAINS OF TEXAS

THEY PAINTED THEIR BODIES

COMANCHE

THEY LIVED IN BANDS HEADED BY A PEACE CHIEF

THEY WERE WEALTHY AND THE MOST FEARED GROUP

KIOWA

THEY WERE THE LAST GROUP TO MOVE TO TEXAS

ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THEIR HEAD, THEY GREW THERE HAIR OUT LONG

CREDITS

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