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Kirthi Dronamraju

Texas History

Grade 7 Mrs. Robinson

"The Coahuiltecan tribe of Texas"

 The fruits are a seasonal treat, but the cactus 

pads could always be found and were consumed.

The Coahuiltecans were nomads.

    The Coahuiltecan Tribe were nomads. They covered 

large distances so they always had temporary homes. Their 

diet consisted mainly of small mammals like rabbits and 

desert mice, buffalo, fish, and deer. The Coahuiltecans also ate 

wild plants, assorted fruits, cacti, mesquite beans, ant eggs, 

spiders, and worms. Javelinas were also a main part of their diet.      

The Coahuiltican Tribe could be found in 

Southern Central Texas

The lives of the Coahuiltecans were affected greatly by 

the South Texas environment. Their only domesticated 

animal was a strange barkless dog. Except for bison, 

there were very few other large animals in South Texas. 

The winters where very dry and cold and the summers were 

very dry and hot. The land where they lived was rocky, 

covered with cactus and brush with few trees. 

 Their homes, called wickiups, were easy to assemble. 

These small, round houses were made of thin, flexible 

pieces of green wood bent to create a dome. Small 

branches were wrapped around the dome to make a grid. In 

cool weather, animal hide was used to cover the 

frame.Sometimes a small firepit was dug in the middle of the 

wickiup. Wickiups were short and squat. Since the Coahuiltecans 

were nomadic, they were left behind after the tribe moved on.

Finished Wickiup

These were all found on the La 

Mota Ranch, a South Texas 

nature retreat.

Handstone used for grinding plant food.

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