Welcome to Native Languages of the Americas!
You have reached the
American Indians State by State section of our website,
a new educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states.
Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history
of each Texas tribe, or scroll below the map for Texas Indian activities including a wordsearch,
fact sheets for kids about each tribe, and worksheets teaching words from the different Native American languages
of Texas. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!
American Indians in Texas
Did you know the name "Texas" comes from a Caddoan Indian word? It is a Spanish corruption
of the Caddo word Taysha, which means "friend." The Caddo were not the only native
people of this region, however.
The original inhabitants of the area that is now Texas included: