Transcript Indian Video Notes

NATIVE AMERICAN
VIDEO NOTES
What’s important!
Caddo
CULTURE
FOOD
Caddo
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corn,
beans,
squash
fishing
buffalo
HOUSING
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willow
poles
with
grass
basket
weave
pattern
bee hive
shaped
fire pit in
the
center
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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loin cloth
with
animal
skins
tattooing
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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mounds
used for
burial
confederacy
tribal
councils
organized
trotline
Wichita
CULTURE
FOOD
Wichita
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corn,
beans,
squash,
pumpkin
buffalo
pemmican
jerky
HOUSING
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bee
hived
shaped
like
Caddos
spirit
doors
water
stops by
door
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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loin cloths
moccasin
s
tattooed
“raccoon
eyes”
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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cradleboard
s
councils
organized
family very
important
moats
spirit doors
religious
ceremonies
confederacie
s
Atakapan
CULTURE
FOOD
Atakapan
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Fish
Deer
Bear
HOUSING
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Similar
houses
to
Karakaw
a
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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Feathers
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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Small family
groups
Jumano
CULTURE
FOOD
Jumano
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corn,
beans,
squash
native
desert
plants
HOUSING
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adobe
single
story
partly
undergro
und
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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loin cloth
& leggings
sandals
made of
yucca
mud
“hats” to
keep cool
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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organized in
villages
friendly
welcomed
strangers
irrigation
Tigua
CULTURE
FOOD
Tigue
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HOUSING
corn, beans,
squash
native desert
plants
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adobe
single story
partly
undergroun
d
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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loin cloth &
leggings
sandals made
of yucca
mud “hats” to
keep cool
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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Same as Jumano – draw and arrow down!
organized in
villages
friendly
welcomed
strangers
irrigation
Karankawa
CULTURE
Karankaw
a
FOOD
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fish &
shellfish
wild rice
followed
game,
plants, &
sea life in
season
HOUSING
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small
poles
with
palm
leaves
tied over
them
mobile
houses
folded
up like
an
umbrella
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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tall- 6 feet
loin cloth
& animal
hides
moss
clothes for
cooler
weather
cane
piercing
red clay
body
painting
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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mitotesdance
ceremonies
dugout
canoes
used oil to
waterproof
pots
Coahuiltecan
CULTURE
Coahuilte
can
FOOD
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deer,
bison,
javelina
cacti,
mesquite,
agave
worms,
lizards,
ants,
snakes,
plants
HOUSING
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small
temporar
y
shelters
made
with
sticks &
grass
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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loin cloth
& animal
hides
or no
clothes
yucca
sandals
rabbit
shawls
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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mitotesdance
ceremonies
shaman to
lead
religious
ceremonies
& care for
sick
equal status
for men &
women
Comanche
CULTURE
Comanch
e
FOOD
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buffalo
smaller
game
berries
jerky
pemmican
HOUSING
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buffalo
hide tipis
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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buffalo &
deer hide
feathers
face and
body
painting
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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prayers for
bringing
buffalo back
& good
hunting
platform
burials
vision
quests
council of
chiefs
expert
horsemen
Apache
CULTURE
FOOD
Apache
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buffalo,
deer
some
farmed
HOUSING
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wickiups
(made of
branche
s&
hides)
Tipis for
the
warriors
on hunts
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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buffalo &
deer hide
face &
body
painting
long hair
on one
side
men
plucked
all facial
hair
pierced
ears
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
Tonkawa
CULTURE
FOOD
Tonkawa
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Smaller
game
Deer
Turkey
Buffalo
Rabbits
Roots
Berries
HOUSING
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Same as
Comanc
he
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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buffalo &
deer hide
feathers
face and
body
painting
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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mounds
used for
burial
confederacy
tribal
councils
organized
trotline
Kiowa
CULTURE
FOOD
Kiowa
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buffalo
HOUSING
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Teepees
Tanned
hides
fastened
around a
framewo
rk of 20
poles
with a
fire in
the
center
CLOTHING/
APPEARANCE
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Fur
GOVT, BELIEFS,
CUSTOMS
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Sundance
was most
important
ceremony
Pray for
good hunt
Arranged
marriages