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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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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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