JUMANO TRIBE

• By: Rylee Moseley

Where did they live in texas?

• Central Texas.

• Near La Junta, in far west Texas south of present-day El Paso.

• Also New Mexico and Rio Grande.

What did they eat and how they get it?

• Dried Corn

• Beans

• Squash

• Meats

• Rattlesnakes

• Cacti

The Jumano Indians grew their own food. They also hunted and

traded.

What were their daily life activities?

• Some traveled with herds of American buffalo on the American plains.

• They farmed near the rivers.

• They made clay pottery to store their seeds and crops.

What were their traditions and celebrations?

• The Jumano Indians tatooed themselves for celebrations.

• The men shaved all their head except for one knot of hair

who did they believe and who did they worship?

• Their religious beliefs were a combination of Native American celebrating during crop season and the faith given to them by the Spanish.

what are they known for?

• The Jumano Indians were known for being traders.

• They were know for being the middlemen between the Spanish Colony and other Indian Tribes.

What Contributions did they give to texas?

• THEY WERE AN IMPORTANT PART OF SPANISH COLONIZATION BY TRADING, SHARING CROPS AND TRANSLATING FOR OTHER TRIBES

WHAT CHANGED FOR THEM AS SETTLERS ARRIVED?

• AS SETTLERS ARRIVED THEY FACED POPULATION LOSS AND TERRITORY TRADE LOSS. THEIR CULTURE EVENTUALLY DIED OUT.

FUN FACTS ABOUT JUMANO INDIANS

• IT HAD BEEN RECORDED THAT THE JUMANO INDIANS DID NOT WEAR A LOT OF CLOTHES.

• SOME BELIEVED THAT THEY CREATED THE TRAIL WHICH WAS LATER NAMED “EL CAMINO REAL”.

• THEY USED A BONE FOR A NEEDLE TO TATOO THEMSELVES.

• THEY PAINTED STRIPES ON THEIR BODIES.

• THEY MADE SHOES AND CLOTHES FROM BUFFALO AND DEER HIDE.

CREDITS

• www.texasindians.com/jumano.htm

• www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bmj07

• www.ehow.com/about_4569796_jumano-indian-tribe.html

• http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/

• http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/