Coahuiltecans

1. Coahuiltecans BY Bryson Schneider and Caleb Warne

2. I. Location and Government • The Coahuiltecans lived in the Gulf Coast plans. • IT was very, very hot their, their was bearly any farm land . • They were hunters they liked to gather a lot of stuff . • They stayed with there area. • They were moving from place to place constantly

3. II. How They Lived • Life was the hardest probably the hardest of all the native Texas tribes • The area they lived in stuff called brush Country because of its vegetation. • Coahuiltecans lived off the land they ate anything they could find . • This included prickly pears; mesquite beans snakes; lizards; grubs; nuts rabbit and deer javelin • .they mostly used flint to make weapons they had sticks made from hard wood

4. IV. Beliefs • The religious or spiritual beliefs the Coahuiltecans were not very organized. • The band members had their own beliefs the shaman did not hold religious like ceremonies. • This ceremony children get tattooed by the shaman . • The groom and brides parents arranged the marriage . • The deaths were taken very seriously and marriages could last as long as three months. • mourners sometimes starved to death because they did not search for food they had to depend on others to eat . • The mintoes were dances or festivals held by the band . • They were often held to celebrate a victory .

5. V summary • The coahuiltecans where very adaptable tribe group. • They survived off the least productive land in Texas they used whatever was available to them. • They lived quite happily in the harsh environment .