FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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strong winds blew their homes down
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they were nomads
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the only materials available
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They liked them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeological evidence shows that the Karankawas were nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in round thatch huts, or wigwams. They traveled in bands of thirty to forty people led by a chief, and their principal mode of transportation was the dugout canoe.
Detailed explanation-2: -A wigwam is made from barks or hides stretched over poles. Wigwam comes from the Algonquian word wikewam for “dwelling.” There are different kinds of wigwams-some are more suited for warm weather, and others are built for winter.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their homes were simple structures made from willow sticks and hides, grasses, palm fronds or leafed branches. The structure was called a ba-ak. They were nomadic and rarely took their homes with them.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. A PRIMITIVE TRIBE, THE KARANKAWAS FISHED AND GATHERED ROOTS AND CACTUS FRUIT FOR FOOD.