Wichita Indians of Texas

Designed :By Hailey BorjaMrs. Smalley

10/20/11lley

Where the Wichita Indians lived.

• The Wichita Indians lived in northern texas.

What the Wichita Indians ate and how they got it.

• The Wichita Indians were farmers the women stayed at home and grew crops of corns, squash, and pumpkins.

• The men would go hunting for deer and small foods.

The Wichita's daily life activities.

• The Wichita women would stay at home and harvest their food of their crops.

• The men would mostly go out and hunt for deer and small animals for dinner.

What did the Wichita Indians believe in and worship?

• “they believed in the morning star and the moon

What were the Wichita Indians know for?

• The Wichita Indians are known for their cropping.

• They would crops all the vegetables you could possibly think of!

What were the Wichita Indian's traditions and celebrations?

• They did the “ghost dance” religion celebration

What contributions did they give to Texas?

• They gave us many words we use everyday such as caribou, buffalo, and chipmunks.

• We eat many vegetables that they grew back then, such as corn and squash.

What changed for them as settlers arrived?

• They were used to herd buffalo• A lot of contagious diseases caused many

deaths• They were introduces to guns and weapons

The sources I used.• Google Images• Bing. com• Wikipedia• Facts For Kids. Com• Google. Com