Where were the Coahuiltecan primarily located?

• A. Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
• B. Northern Michigan near the Great Lakes.
• C. Coastal California.
• D. The Arctic Circle.

Answer: (A)

Coahuiltecan were a group of Indigenous communities that lived in southern Texas along the Gulf Coast. Their traditional homeland extended along the Gulf of Mexico in present-day southern Texas and into northeastern Mexico, with settlements in coastal plains and river valleys. This coastal region shaped their hunter-gatherer way of life and subsistence, making the Gulf Coast the best fit for their location. The other regions—northern Michigan near the Great Lakes, coastal California, and the Arctic Circle—are geographically far from their usual homeland and represent different Indigenous histories.