Wichita Tribe Research Paper

Before the wichita came to Texas they lived a semi sedentary lifestyle. This means they had farms and villages, but they moved around a little. From spring until fall they lived a village life and grew maize, pumpkins, squash, beans and planted plum trees. Even though they lived near several rivers, the wichita did not eat fish. In the fall, until spring the wichita would close up their villages and migrate west to go on a buffalo hunt. Then when it becomes spring they would return to the village and plant crops again. In 1700 Texas was under spanish rule. This is when the wichita came into the area. They moved to texas because other Indians, like the Osage were very hostile and wanted their land. Some of them came as far into Texas as where the town of Waco is located today. Waco got its name from a subtribe of the wichita. Most of the wichita stayed in the northern area of Texas. They lived on the Red River in a place called the spanish fort. After they moved to Texas they became friends with the powerful Comanche. Everyone was afraid of the Comanche. The Wichita were very glad to have them as friends.

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Then the boys were taught by their dads and the girls by their moms. The boys and girls also received instructions from other close relatives like their aunts and uncles, but they didn't call them their aunts and uncles. They had different names for them. The wichita dont have a kinship system like we do. They have a kinship system called Matri-Hawaiian by anthropologists. if you were a wichita child you had several dads and moms to learn from and a bunch of brothers and sisters to play with. Everyone was like family. when the wichita kids grew up your brother and sisters were great at helping you out. If you were a women your sisters helped you with the kids, house, cooking, and such. If you were a man, your brothers were usually the ones who would go with you on a hunt or war

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