FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Suffered water shortage
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Lived in the Mountains
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Lived on ocean (low elevation) area
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Lived in the north
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Detailed explanation-1: -AMONG THE FIRST INDIANS ENCOUNTERED IN TEXAS BY 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY EUROPEAN EXPLORERS WERE THE NOMADIC KARANKAWAS, WHO LIVED ALONG THE COAST FROM GALVESTON BAY TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since they lived so close to water, such as bay, lagoons, and gulfs, one of their main sources of transportation was the canoe. The Karankawas adapted to their environment by using the water to their advantage. The only other way they got around was foot.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, we know that most of these Native Americans belonged to one of two cultures: the Atakapa or the Karankawa. The Atakapas lived in the northern part of the coast. The Karankawas lived on the southern part of the coast. Both Atakapas and Karankawas hunted ducks and geese and ate turtles.
Detailed explanation-4: -They were first encountered by the French explorer La Salle in the late 17th century, and their rapid decline began with the arrival of Stephen Austin and other white settlers in the 1820s and 1830s.