Social Studies Texas Indians
Social Studies Native American Project
When you think of grass skirts you might think of Hawaii or an Carribbean vacation place. The truth is you wouldn’t have had to leave Texas if the Karankawas Indians were still around. The women of the Karankawas wore grass skirts and the men wore simple breach clothes. In the following paper let’s learn more about the Karankawas including where they lived, what they ate, the tools they used and much more.
The Karankawas tribe lived along the Gulf Coast in Texas. This tribe controlled the area between what is present day Galveston and Corpus Christi. The climate of the Karankawa’s was semi tropical. It is hot in the summer and cool in the winter. It is rare that this area of Texas freezes. The typical home was made from the long sapling of tree trunks and with woven grass mats completing the huts. They would stick one end of the tree limb or saplings into the ground in a big circle. Then they would bend them over towards the middle and tie them together making a framework. They would cover this framework with woven grass mats, palm leaves or with animal skins. They would cover the floor with woven grass mats. The culture included singing and dancing during ritual ceremonies. Not much is known about the Karankawas culture as they have not been studied near as much as other Native American cultures. As stated earlier the women wore grass skirts and the men wore simple breach cloths. Oftentimes the men would just go without clothing due to the humid climate. The Indians ate fish, buffalo and many other meats. They were primarily hunters and fishermen as the territory that they belonged to had plenty of land animals and gulf coast animals. They made and used a lot of tools. Some of these tools were made of stone. Many other tools were made from wood, bone, sea shells, and cane. They had knives, scrapers, and, of course, arrow and spear points made of flint and chert stone. They also had baskets. The
When you think of grass skirts you might think of Hawaii or an Carribbean vacation place. The truth is you wouldn’t have had to leave Texas if the Karankawas Indians were still around. The women of the Karankawas wore grass skirts and the men wore simple breach clothes. In the following paper let’s learn more about the Karankawas including where they lived, what they ate, the tools they used and much more.
The Karankawas tribe lived along the Gulf Coast in Texas. This tribe controlled the area between what is present day Galveston and Corpus Christi. The climate of the Karankawa’s was semi tropical. It is hot in the summer and cool in the winter. It is rare that this area of Texas freezes. The typical home was made from the long sapling of tree trunks and with woven grass mats completing the huts. They would stick one end of the tree limb or saplings into the ground in a big circle. Then they would bend them over towards the middle and tie them together making a framework. They would cover this framework with woven grass mats, palm leaves or with animal skins. They would cover the floor with woven grass mats. The culture included singing and dancing during ritual ceremonies. Not much is known about the Karankawas culture as they have not been studied near as much as other Native American cultures. As stated earlier the women wore grass skirts and the men wore simple breach cloths. Oftentimes the men would just go without clothing due to the humid climate. The Indians ate fish, buffalo and many other meats. They were primarily hunters and fishermen as the territory that they belonged to had plenty of land animals and gulf coast animals. They made and used a lot of tools. Some of these tools were made of stone. Many other tools were made from wood, bone, sea shells, and cane. They had knives, scrapers, and, of course, arrow and spear points made of flint and chert stone. They also had baskets. The