Tribes and Region Mapping
Instructions: You will be working to research and find information to complete the charts you were given in class. You can use books that have been set out from the library, Databases linked below, websites linked below, and your class notes. This research to fully complete your chart notes will be part one of your project grade. Part two will be a map demonstrating what you have learned. Both pieces will be due on Wednesday, September, 9th. This will be a Major Grade. You are responsible for filling out your chart notes for ALL regions and including all tribes listed below. You must have the notes completed and the map turned in on time to receive all points. All classes will have one research day in the library and then you will use class resources for any remaining information.
You are trying to find information on the following Tribes within the Texas Regions:
Great Plains Tribes:
Apache
Comanche
Kiowa
Coastal Plains:
Caddo
Atakapas
Karankawa
Coahuiltecan
North Central Plains:
Wichita
Tonkawa
Mountains and Basins:
Jumanos
Databases and Websites- These are the ONLY digital sites you may use:
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/campfire-stories/native-americans/
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/karankawa-indians
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jumano-indians
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/tonkawa-indians
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/wichita-indians
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/caddo-indians
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/coahuiltecan-indians
Encyclopedia of American Indian History and Culture - book
Atakapa | Social Sciences and Humanities | Research Starters
To get to Encyclopedia Britannica:
Classlink → Library Resources → Encyclopedia Britannica → Middle School → Search for a tribe
On Britannica you can find:
Caddo, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Wichita