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What is an Native American? What is an American Indian? Self identification? U. S. Government Defined? Tribal Identification
Tribal Id - CDIB
Census Definition
Caddo History Periods Pre History European Contact 1542 1542 - 1685 1685 -1800 1800 - 1838 1838 - 1859
The Caddo Archaeological Area Pre-History Populaton Estimate of 200,000 people for 77,000 sq miles for estimate of 2.6persons per sq mile
“Great Kingdom of the Tejas” European Contact De Soto’s Routes in 1542 Other Expeditions “Great Kingdom of the Tejas”
Kadohadacho Natchitoches Hasinai Caddo Locations in the 16th and 17th Centuries Indian Territory Southwest Arkansas Audio in Test Folder Production Files Kadohadacho Northwest Louisiana Northeast Texas Natchitoches Hasinai Red River
Spanish and French Settlements 1700s
Trade in 1700s Guns Horses Fur Salt Maize Bows arrows Oil, Lard Pottery Tobacco Indigo Ornaments Horses
Major Events 1800 to 1836 1803 Louisiana Purchase Caddo Agency 1804 at Natchitoches Louisiana Statehood in 1812 Pres Jackson Indian Removal Policy 1830 Arkansas Statehood in 1836 Texas Republic in 1836 And a Standing Invitation by Spain/Mexico of Land Grants to Indians and others
Other Indian Tribes that Residential Indian Tribes: Wichita, Tonkawa Moved into Caddo Area Alabama-Coushatta Choctaw Cherokee Delaware Kickapoo Seminole Shawnee Quapaw Residential Indian Tribes: Wichita, Tonkawa
Caddo Homelands in the U.S. in 1830’s Treaty of 1835 Caddo Homelands in the U.S. in 1830’s Arkansas Texas Louisiana Ceded ½ million Acres Hasinai
Caddo Locations 1835 - 1854
1500 Square Miles From Tyler to Alto, Tx Treaty with Texas in 1836 1500 Square Miles From Tyler to Alto, Tx Caddos of the Naches Cherokees Shawanee Delawares Kickapoos Quapaws Choctaws Boluxies Iawanies Alabamas-Cochatties Tahoocattakes Unataquous
Known Epidemics in Caddo Area in Texas
Caddo Population 1700 - 1780 Population Estimates 1700: Kadohadacho 3,500 Hasinai 4,500 Natchitoches 2,000 Total 10,000
Brazos Reservation contained 73 square miles Reservation in West Texas-1854 Brazos Reservation contained 73 square miles Caddos (500) Wichitas Delawares Shawnees Tonkawa *Choctaw Audio Side 9 again file Wichita Falls 30 Miles Brazos Reservation Ft. Worth 90 Miles
Caddo Reservation in Oklahoma –Moved from Texas in1859 Canadian River Caddo Reservation Washita River Caddo Reservation in Oklahoma –Moved from Texas in1859 Approximately 500 Caddos in this Group
Allotment Era: 1901 Every Caddo was allotted 160 acres 560 Caddo Allotments totaling 90,000 acres Caddo Reservation Opened to Public by Lottery Drawing Current Population in 2012: Caddo Enrolled Tribal Members now total some 4,500 persons.