Culture, Lifestyle, and History of American Indians in Texas

Vocabulary flashcards covering the cultural regions, lifestyles, governance, and history of American Indian tribes in Texas based on Studies Weekly Weeks 6 and 7 assessments.

Plains Region Culture

An American Indian cultural region where tribes were nomadic to follow bison herds and used parts of the bison for the walls of their homes.

Gulf Region Culture

An American Indian cultural group whose people used dugout canoes to travel to offshore islands.

Puebloan Region Culture

An American Indian cultural group known for living in buildings constructed of sun-dried adobe bricks made from dirt, straw, rocks, and water.

Southeastern Region Culture

An American Indian cultural region that included tribes like the Caddo, recognized for expertly crafted pottery and an extensive trade network.

Caddo

A Southeastern region American Indian group whose villages formed a confederation to help one another and produced pottery for daily use, rituals, and trade.

Comanche

A Plains tribe organized into village family units, led by chiefs who made large-scale decisions and designated separate chiefs to lead warriors and maintain peace.

Spanish

The European group that introduced horses to the Plains tribes.

Corn

One of the most versatile foods for American Indian tribes in Texas and North America, valued because it could be dried and stored for later use.

Adobe Bricks

Rectangular building blocks created by Puebloan peoples by mixing dirt with straw, rocks, and water and leaving the mixture in the sun to dry.

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

An American Indian group originally from far west Texas governed by an elected tribal council.

Kickapoo

An American Indian group with a modern Texas presence that originally moved from the Great Lakes region.

Alabama-Coushatta

An American Indian tribe established after two culturally similar and friendly tribes merged in 1859.

Alguacil

An officer on the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo tribal council who is elected by members of the tribe.

Cacique

A tribal leader who serves on the elected tribal council of the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo.

Forced Removal of the 1800s

The historical expulsion of thousands of native people from Texas to Oklahoma following an influx of white settlers, causing tribes to lose land and natural resources.