The Karankawa
by:Litzy Whiffin
Location of the Karankawa
The Karankawa live in the golf coast. Their territory was from the west end of Galveston, then down to coast were Corpus Christie is today.
Type of Dwelling
The houses were small huts of long sapling tree trunks or limbs bent over and tied together. These were called wickiup's.
obtain foods
They mainly got their foods by hunting, gathering, and fishing. Sometimes when they didn't do any of that, and they battled there enemies they ate them when they were done with killing them.
Foods they ate
The karankawa Indians ate a diet that mostly consisted of berries, plant roots, wild deer, turtles, and other edible plants.
Weapons and tools they used
The karankawa's used the long bow. The long bows as are tall as the bow user, and most of the karankawa's were 6 ft tall. They made and used a lot of tools, most of them were made of stone.
Special Traditions
The Karankawa used smoke to show that an event was about to happen. The chief was always a leader and always the eldest of the group.
Organization of leadership
The Karankawa tribe were not lead by a specified person, but they did have a chief which was the eldest of the group although he did not thoroughly run everything.
where are they located now and what became of them
There's no Karankawa Indians left because when they all met the Europeans, they got sick and all died. They were all gone around the 1700's.
Unique facts or Characteristics
- The karankawa would share camps and trade with the coahuiltecans at the west end of their territory.
- The karankawa had their language that no other could understand.