Indians of Texas

Joe Wright Elementary School, Jacksonville, Texas

Table of Contents
Assignment
Encyclopedia
Dictionary
Texas Indian Links
Teacher Resources
Assignment
   This is a list of questions that your teacher wants you to answer about your topic.  All of this information should be included in the final product that you turn in. Click here for a word document of this assignment.

  1. Name of the tribe.

  2. Does the name have a special meaning?

  3. Where did they live?

  4. What size was the tribe?

  5. What region of Texas did they live in?

  6. Were they hunters, gatherers, or farmers?

  7. What kind of crops did they grow, if any?

  8. What kind of food did they gather, if any?

  9. What kind of animal did they hunt, if any?

  10. Did they have a special way of farming, hunting, or gathering?

  11. What kind of house did they live in and why?

  12. How did they make their houses?

  13. Did they have a religion? If so, explain it.

  14. Did they have a government? If so, explain it.

  15. Did they trade? If so, what did they trade?

  16. Did they make crafts? (Ex. pottery, jewelry, etc.)

  17. Is there something special about your group?

  18. Does your tribe have a neat song or dance?

  19. List any interesting facts your find about your group not covered in the other questions.

  20. Is there anything else you would like to find out about your tribe?




Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Type your school name in the white box to find your school's account. "Kid Info bits" is a great place to start. If you will do a search for "Indians" you will get a great start.
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
This site has a dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia.




Texas Indians
Texas Indians
Scroll all the way to the bottom of this page and you will see a list of Texas Indian tribes. Choose your tribe to get lots of information.
Handbook of Texas Online
Search for your Indian tribe. Select a result to look at.

Native American Tribes of Texas
This site has a great map of where each tribe liven and much more.
Texas Indians
An easy to read map and brief explanation of some tribes is found here.





Teacher Resources
Texas Indian Slide Shows
These are projects created by a 4th grade class on Texas Indians. You will need Hyper studio Plug-In to play it. There is a link to download it on the site.
Texas Reference
Get all of the information you need to teach Texas topics.

   
Created by Judy Smith, Librarian, Joe Wright Elementary, Jacksonville, Texas
November 6, 2006