Indians of Texas

The Native American Indians of Texas were as diverse as the State, influenced by the local geography in which they were living. Previous to settling in Texas the Indians migrated from other established cultures in the region. Some scholars believe that some Indians in Texas were offshoots of the Olmec, Mayan and Aztec that were already established in Central Mexico. Other tribes were influenced from the Indians of the Ohio River valley and the southwestern …

…and learned to farm fared better than other tribes who lived off of what they could find. The development of villages and farming multiplied the populations of those tribes and became the more advanced cultures of the region. In addition the early native Texans adapted to the changes in climate by building shelters and migrating south during the winter months. By the time the Spanish reached the tribes in Texas most had sophisticated established cultures.