Karankawa
E815159
The Karankawa were a Native American people who inhabited the Gulf Coast of what is now Texas, known for their coastal hunter-gatherer lifestyle and early contact with Spanish colonizers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karankawa canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Native American people ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
disease
ⓘ
displacement ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| contactPeriod | early Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| contactWith |
French colonizers
ⓘ
Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Gulf Coast culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
American settlers
ⓘ
French explorers ⓘ Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
foraging ⓘ hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| environment |
barrier islands
ⓘ
bays and lagoons ⓘ coastal marshes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| food |
fish
ⓘ
game animals ⓘ plants ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym | Karankawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRecognizedIn | Texas historical studies ⓘ |
| housingType | portable dwellings ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Gulf Coast of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal adaptation
ⓘ
early contact with Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Karankawan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| lifestyle | coastal hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
colonial era
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Atakapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coahuiltecan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | indigenous peoples of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| regionToday | Texas Gulf Coast historic sites ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous North American spirituality ⓘ |
| status | culturally extinct as a distinct group ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| usedWatercraft | dugout canoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.