CoahuiltecansCoahuiltecans

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Bryson Schneider and Caleb Bryson Schneider and Caleb WarneWarne

I. Location and GovernmentI. Location and Government

• The Coahuiltecans lived in the Gulf Coast The Coahuiltecans lived in the Gulf Coast plans.plans.

• IT was very, very hot their, their was bearly IT was very, very hot their, their was bearly any farm land .any farm land .

• They were hunters they liked to gather a lot They were hunters they liked to gather a lot of stuff .of stuff .

• They stayed with there area.They stayed with there area.

• They were moving from place to place They were moving from place to place constantly constantly

II. How They LivedII. How They Lived

Life was the hardest probably the hardest Life was the hardest probably the hardest of all the native Texas tribesof all the native Texas tribes

The area they lived in stuff called brush The area they lived in stuff called brush Country because of its vegetation.Country because of its vegetation.

Coahuiltecans lived off the land they ate Coahuiltecans lived off the land they ate anything they could find .anything they could find .

This included prickly pears; mesquite This included prickly pears; mesquite beans snakes; lizards; grubs; nuts rabbit beans snakes; lizards; grubs; nuts rabbit and deer javelin and deer javelin

.they mostly used flint to make weapons .they mostly used flint to make weapons they had sticks made from hard wood they had sticks made from hard wood

IV. Beliefs

• The religious or spiritual beliefs the Coahuiltecans were not very organized.

• The band members had their own beliefs the shaman did not hold religious like ceremonies.

• This ceremony children get tattooed by the shaman .• The groom and brides parents arranged the marriage .• The deaths were taken very seriously and marriages could last

as long as three months.• mourners sometimes starved to death because they did not

search for food they had to depend on others to eat .• The mintoes were dances or festivals held by the band .• They were often held to celebrate a victory .

V summaryV summary

The coahuiltecans where very The coahuiltecans where very adaptable tribe group.adaptable tribe group.

They survived off the least They survived off the least productive land in Texas they used productive land in Texas they used whatever was available to them.whatever was available to them.

They lived quite happily in the harsh They lived quite happily in the harsh environment .environment .