How did native peoples of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean regions deal with hurricanes pre-colonization?

by barsoncower

With Hurricane Harvey doing the damage it did to Texas and now Hurricane Irma approaching, I'm curious. How did major hurricanes affect native settlements and what did the natives do afterwards to recover?

Mictlantecuhtli

There's always room for discussion but perhaps the section Natural Disasters from our FAQ will answer your inquiry.

Georgy_K_Zhukov

Given the uptick in Hurricane questions today, we've put up a Megathread. I would suggest you consider reposting your question there.