Hoe leefden de prairie indianen?

Prairie-indianen (Engels: Plains Indians) zijn indiaanse volkeren die op de Great Plains van Noord-Amerika leefden. Sommige van hen waren oorspronkelijk nomaden, die in tipi’s woonden en voornamelijk van de bizonjacht leefden. Daartoe behoren de Sioux, Cheyenne, Absarokee, Kiowa, Comanche en Blackfoot.

Waren indianen nomaden?

Je had indianen die in tenten leefden (Wigwammen), dat waren rondtrekkende indianen (nomaden). Maar je had ook indianen die op een vaste plek woonden. Vaak waren dat vissers of boeren. Vroeger leefden er wel meer dan 300 indiaanse volken en ze hadden allemaal hun eigen taal.

What is Coahuiltecan culture?

Coahuiltecans were one of the indigenous groups that occupied the Rio Grande delta area of South Texas. Unlike most native groups, there is no set example of Coahuiltecan culture. This is because the Coahuiltecans are actually multiple native groups placed into a larger group which was labeled the Coahuiltecans after the Mexican state of Coahuila.

Where did the Coahuiltecan live in Texas?

Coahuiltecan Location. The Coahuiltecan tribes were spread over the eastern part of Coahuila, Mexico, and almost all of Texas west of San Antonio River and Cibolo Creek.

How did the Coahuiltecans get their food?

These groups were hunter-gatherers and depended on the land for their food as well as shelter. Most of the records of the Coahuiltecans come from the writings of the Spanish, who first encountered the tribes around the 1500s. One of these explorers was a man named Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who lived among the tribes for many years.

Where can I find information on Coahuiltecan-speaking groups?

The best information on Coahuiltecan-speaking groups comes from two missionaries, Damián Massanet and Bartolomé García. In 1690 and again in 1691 Massanet, on a trip from a mission near Candela in eastern Coahuila to the San Antonio area, recorded the names of thirty-nine Indian groups.