FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Beehive shaped, thatched home
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Small, foldable home that was easy to transport
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An adobe home built of mud, grasses and clay
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They took shelter in caves
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Karankawa Indians are an American Indian cultural group whose traditional homelands are located along Texas’s Gulf Coast from Galveston Bay southwestwardly to Corpus Christi Bay.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tipis were used mainly by Plains Indians, such as the Lipan Apache, Comanche and Kiowa, after the Spanish introduced horses into North America about 500 years ago. Plains Indians groups moved across the Great Plains following migrating herds of buffalo that ranged from Canada to Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.