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The Karankawas existence was first recorded in 

1528 when two European boats sailed into the 

shore of a small island west of Galveston 

inhabited by the Karankawa. In the late 1850s 

the Karankawa resided in the vicinity Rio 

Grande City. The local residents didn't welcome 

the tribe, and the remaining Karankawa were 

attacked and killed off in 1858. 

The Karankawa never stayed in only one place. 

They would move from campsite to campsite and 

never stayed for more than a few weeks. They 

mostly lived in portable wigwams or "ba-ak", 

like the ones below. Wigwams were mostly made 

of bark, sticks, and sometimes even deerskin. 

Women often decorated their wigwams to make 

them colorful.

This tribe was located in the Gulf Coastal 

region. Because of this, the Karankawa mostly 

ate seafood. This included fish, shellfish, and 

turtles. But, they also hunted for animals and 

ate plants. Their weather was usually warm,  

with hot summers and mild winters. At night, 

they usually had spiritual ceremonies called 

"mitotes". They included dancing, singing, and 

also have competetions of physical strength.

Since the Karankawa lived in the Gulf Coastal 

region, one of their main sources of food was 

seafood. So, they had to do alot of fishing. 

They used large fishing nets to capture 

turtles, shellfish, and other seafood. The 

Karankawa were also famous for their longbows, 

which they used for hunting. They also used 

many sharp and large arrowheads for hunting, as 

seen below.

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