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Native American tribes in Texas are the Native American tribes who are currently based in Texas and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas who historically lived in Texas. Many individual Native Americans, whose tribes are headquartered in other states, reside in Texas. The Texas Historical Commission by law consulted with the three federally ...
The Akokisa (also known as the Accokesaws, Arkokisa, or Orcoquiza [1]) were an Indigenous tribe who lived on Galveston Bay and the lower Trinity and Sabine rivers in Texas, primarily in the present-day Greater Houston area. [2] They were a band of the Atakapa Indians, closely related to the Atakapa of Lake Charles, Louisiana. [3]
The Karankawa / k ə ˈ r æ ŋ k ə w ə / [3] were an Indigenous people concentrated in southern Texas along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, largely in the lower Colorado River and Brazos River valleys. [4] They consisted of several independent, seasonal nomadic groups who shared a language and some culture.
North Texas was home to several Native American tribes before 1900. An interactive map will show you which groups lived in your area.
The Payaya people were Indigenous people whose territory encompassed the area of present-day San Antonio, Texas. The Payaya were a Coahuiltecan band and are the earliest recorded inhabitants of San Pedro Springs Park , the geographical area that became San Antonio.
Teyas were a Native American people living near what is now Lubbock, Texas, who first made contact with Europeans during the 1541 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado expedition. . The tribal affiliation and language of the Teyas is unknown, although many scholars believe they spoke a Caddoan language and were related to the Wichita tribe, encountered by Coronado in Quivi
The governor of Texas visited the Nacogdoche in 1752. [3] Their primary village, Nevantin, was located near present day Nacogdoches, Texas, [6] named for the tribe. Four mounds surrounded the site of Nevantin, until relatively recently. [3] While Spanish colonizers claimed Nacogdoche land, the tribe traded freely with the French.
The abundant water, plant, and animal life attracted indigenous peoples to the La Junta region for thousands of years. Settled village life, with agriculture supplementing traditional hunting and gathering, began by 1200 A.D. [3] Archaeologists suggest that La Junta was settled as an expansion southeastward of the Jornada Mogollon culture and people who lived around present-day El Paso, Texas ...