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Unpuncliegut

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Portrait of Sitting Bull, a respected Lakota Chief, wearing traditional fur clothing.

The Unpuncliegut, also known as the Hunzpunzliegut, were an Indigenous people who lived along the southern part of the Texas coast.

In the mid-18th century, they lived near Laguna Madre, an estuary to the Gulf Coast. Today, this area is part of Cameron and Willacy counties.

Language

The Unpuncliegut probably spoke a language named Coahuiltecan. This was one of the many languages used by Indigenous groups in that area.

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