Teya people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct as a tribe, may have ultimately merged into Mescalero Apache | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Southern Plains, present-day Texas | |
| Languages | |
| possibly a Caddoan language | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| possibly Wichita peoples |
Teyas were a Native American people living near what is now Lubbock, Texas, who first made contact with Europeans during the 1541 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado expedition. The tribal affiliation and language of the Teyas is unknown, although many scholars believe they spoke a Caddoan language and were related to the Wichita tribe, encountered by Coronado in Quivira.