Caddo

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The Caddo are a Native American people historically known for their complex agricultural societies, mound-building traditions, and presence in what is now the southeastern United States, particularly in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people ⓘ
federally recognized tribe ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
cosmologyFeature sacred mounds ⓘ
cultivatedCrop beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
squash ⓘ
sunflowers ⓘ
culturalPractice communal ceremonies ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
dwellingType thatched beehive-shaped houses ⓘ
encountered Anglo-American settlers ⓘ
French explorers ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
experienced forced removal ⓘ
federallyRecognizedTribe Caddo Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
headquartersLocation Binger, Oklahoma ⓘ
historicalRegion East Texas ⓘ
Northwestern Louisiana ⓘ
Southeastern Oklahoma ⓘ
Southwestern Arkansas ⓘ
linked to: southwest Arkansas
knownFor complex chiefdom-level societies ⓘ
elaborate pottery ⓘ
extensive trade networks ⓘ
mound-building traditions ⓘ
languageFamily Caddoan languages ⓘ
nativeTo Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
politicalOrganization confederacy of related groups ⓘ
hereditary chiefs ⓘ
practiced intensive agriculture ⓘ
presentDayLocation Oklahoma ⓘ
regionType Eastern Woodlands culture area ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
relatedTo Pawnee people ⓘ
Wichita people ⓘ
linked to: Wichita peoples
religion traditional Caddo religion ⓘ
relocatedTo Indian Territory ⓘ
represents Caddo ⓘ
subgroup Hasinai ⓘ
Kadohadacho ⓘ
Natchitoches ⓘ
timePeriod historic period in the southeastern United States ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Caddo language ⓘ
treatyWith United States government ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southeastern Woodlands → historicalInhabitants → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddoan languages → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Nacogdoches, Texas → namedAfter → Nacogdoche tribe of Caddo Indians ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Quapaw tribe → neighboringHistoricGroup → Caddo peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Wichita peoples → relatedEthnicGroup → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Spiro Mounds → partOf → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Skidi Pawnee → partOf → Caddoan peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Natchitoches, Louisiana → namedAfter → Natchitoches people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma → represents → Caddo ⓘ
subject linked to: Caddo
Caddo → archaeologicalCulture → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Tunica → neighboringGroups → Caddo ⓘ
Atakapa → neighboringGroup → Caddo ⓘ
Macro-Siouan → hasProposedSubgroup → Caddoan ⓘ
subject linked to: Macro-Siouan (hypothetical)
linked to: Caddo
Caddo Parish, Louisiana → namedAfter → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Spanish missions in Texas → affected → Caddo peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo River → namedAfter → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Ouachita people → culturallyRelatedTo → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Nacogdoche → ethnicity → Caddo ⓘ
Nacogdoche → culture → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo, Oklahoma → namedAfter → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Kitsai people → culturallyRelatedTo → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Kitsai people → culturalArea → Caddoan cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo language → spokenBy → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo County, Oklahoma → namedAfter → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes → partOf → Caddoan peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo County → namedAfter → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Kichai people → relatedEthnicGroup → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Kichai people → culturalRegion → Caddoan cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Southern Cult → associatedWithCulture → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Late Mississippian → culturalAncestorOf → Caddo (in some regions) ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Craig Mound → associatedWith → Caddoan Mississippian peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Mississippian period → hasPart → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
University of Oklahoma archaeologists → conductResearchOn → Caddoan Mississippian culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site → culture → Caddo ⓘ
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site → associatedWith → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site → isPartOf → Caddoan Mississippian cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site → hasInterpretationFocus → Caddo culture ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Treaty of Camp Holmes → signatory → Caddo ⓘ
subject linked to: Camp Holmes
Mission Dolores State Historic Site → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Caddo peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo
Weches, Texas → hasHistoricAssociation → Caddo people ⓘ
linked to: Caddo