The Indians of Texas

Study the Agricultural Indians of Texas using Online Video

Use these 7 online educational video titles to learn about such farming cultures as the pueblo-building Indians, the Jumano, and the sophisticated agriculturists and traders like the Caddo, and learn about the similarities and differences in tradition, lifestyle, and culture of the Native American farming tribes. Discover the locations of the tribes populating Texas at the time of early European exploration in the sixteenth century. Identify the major causes of the historical disappearance of most Native American tribes in Texas, and summarize key facts about the Jumano, Caddo, Karankawa, Apache, Tonkawa, and Coahuiltecans. Discover what caused the decline of these populations and the legacies they left behind.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the locations of the tribes populating Texas at the time of early European exploration in the sixteenth century.
• Identify the major cause of the historical disappearance of most Native American tribes in Texas.
• Identify and summarize key facts about the Jumano, Caddo, Karankawa, Apache, Tonkawa and Coahuiltecans.
• Discover what caused the decline of these populations and the legacies they left behind.

• History > Native American History > Agricultural Indians Of Texas Past And Present
• Introduction (Runtime: 01:24)
• The Archaic Period (Runtime: 03:55)
• The Pueblo Culture (Runtime: 04:43)
• The Mississippian Culture (Runtime: 08:36)
• The Historic Period (Runtime: 04:26)
• The Decline of Native American Populations (Runtime: 03:07)
• Modern Native American Cultures (Runtime: 02:25)