The Caddo Indians

1. The Caddo Indians By: Dalton Dickson

2. Region

3. Methods of Obtaining Food -----For their main source of food, they farmed. They usually grew corn, beans, squash and some other crops. They would also hunt deer, turkey, rabbits, and squirrels and gather berries, roots, and nuts. -----

4. What They Ate -----They usually

5. Housing The Caddo lived in tall cone shaped grass huts. To build a hut, they made a wood frame and covered it with cut cane and long grasses. These huts were nicely furnished inside with furniture and were quite comfortable. They would use buffalo skins with the hair on them as blankets to keep warm in the winter. These huts could be very large. The inside of the huts had woven grass and split cane mats on the floors. These same mats were hung up as partitions inside the hut. Often several families would live in one hut.

6. Clothing

7. Major Groups and Tribes There were two main groups of the Caddo in Texas. ---Kadohadacho--- One major Caddo tribe was the Kadohadacho. The Kadohadacho lived in large villages along the Red river near the present day Oklahoma - Arkansas border. ---Tejas --- The other major tribe was the Tejas or Hasinais Caddo who lived around present day Nacogdoches. In fact, modern Nacogdoches is built on top of one of the largest of the old Hasinai villages.

8. Other ---After hunting, the men would dry the meat from the animal(usually buffalo) they killed to preserve it so they could carry it home. --- They would use buffalo skins with the hair on them as blankets to keep warm in the winter.

9. Resources ---texasindians.com---