Native American Tribes Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards detailing Native American tribes, their locations, lifestyles, and characteristics based on the lecture notes.

Caddo

A sedentary tribe that lived in the southeastern / modern Oklahoma area, made pottery, and lived off corn, flour, plants, and meat.

Coahuiltecan

A nomadic tribe that lived in the South Texas plains, used bows and arrows, hunted deer and small animals, and fished.

Atakapa

A relevant tribe/name to know.

Karankawa

A nomadic tribe located along the Gulf Coast that practiced hunting and fishing.

Jumano

A sedentary tribe in the Mountains and Basins region that used adobe and traveled to trade.

Tigua

A sedentary tribe located in the Ysleta area / El Paso within the Mountains and Basins region that lived in adobe brick houses.

Plains groups

Nomadic groups located in the Great Plains that used tepees to move quickly.

Comanche

A nomadic tribe that utilized horses and hunted bison.