A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . ities of speech the arrangement into tribes, groups, and families is founded. Tried by this standard, the present state of knowledge divides the tribes of North America, north Linguistic of Mexico, \Vl\.o fifty-cigJit distinct lingnistic families. Of these, American ^^^ following/^?/r/r<f;^ were represented among the Indians found Indians in Texas at the time of its first exploration and settlement, or who came here soon afterwards : the Adaizan, Algonquian, Atha- SPANISH DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION IN TEXAS. 85 pascan, Attaka
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . ities of speech the arrangement into tribes, groups, and families is founded. Tried by this standard, the present state of knowledge divides the tribes of North America, north Linguistic of Mexico, \Vl\.o fifty-cigJit distinct lingnistic families. Of these, American ^^^ following/^?/r/r<f;^ were represented among the Indians found Indians in Texas at the time of its first exploration and settlement, or who came here soon afterwards : the Adaizan, Algonquian, Atha- SPANISH DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION IN TEXAS. 85 pascan, Attakapan, Caddoan, Coahuiltecan, Iroquoian, Karan-kawan, Kiowan, Muskhogcan, Shoshonean, Siouan, Tafioan,and Tonkawan. It will be understood that these families of tribes are groupedaccording to the identity or constant similarity of dialect prevail-ing among the several tribes composing the family, howeverwidely scattered. Some of the families are represented by asingle tribe, while others include a great variety and number of Period I. Spanish Domination 1528 TOI82I. Map of Indian Tribes of Texas. bands, living in different parts of the country, called by different names and popularly supposed to be distinct divisions or nations of Indians. Besides the regular family groups of native tribes independent above named, there were originally located in Texas several tribes which became extinct so early that they were not classified, and they should be first disposed of, as mdcpcndent tribes; although, no doubt, they bore a family relationship to some one of the great family groups, as above arranged by the students of the subject. Chief among these independent tribes were the Cenis (sa-nes) Cenis, Tejas,or Asinais. the Tejas, the Aes (a-az), the Bedais (be-da-iz), ^ ^^ 86 A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. Period I. Spanish Domination 1528 TO182 I Adaizanfamily and some other smaller bands. They probably belonged to theAdaizan or Caddoan family, but the traces of their languages areso comple
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