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Native American Indians

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Fourth graders identify Native-American groups in Texas before European exploration and describe the regions in which they lived. They list Native American Indian tribes from Texas, describe them, and evaluate how the environment affected their lives.

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physical and social environment, regions, texas, social studies
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4th
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Social Studies & History
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