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Southeastern Cultures

Southeastern Cultures. Caddo Atakapan Wichita. Caddo Location. Caddo Area Settled. Mississipian or Mound Builders Organized into 3 Confederacies 2 ½ Confederacies lived in Texas Moved to the Piney Woods during the Late Prehistoric Era Europeans referred to them as the

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Southeastern Cultures

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  1. Southeastern Cultures Caddo Atakapan Wichita

  2. Caddo Location

  3. Caddo Area Settled • Mississipian or Mound Builders • Organized into 3 Confederacies • 2 ½ Confederacies lived in Texas • Moved to the Piney Woods during • the Late Prehistoric Era • Europeans referred to them as the • “Caddo People”. • They settled in villages • They farmed in small clearings in the forest • Caddo continued

  4. Caddo foods • Corn • Squash • Beans • Sunflower seeds • Fish • Deer & small animals • Wild plants • Buffalo • Bear

  5. Caddo Foods

  6. Caddo Shelter • Homes were cone-shaped buildings of poles • covered with cane and grass. • Up to 60’ in diameter • Held 8 to 10 families • Furnished with colored rugs, baskets, and pottery • Villages were located along major rivers

  7. Caddo Shelter

  8. Tools/technology • Used dogs for hunting • Grinding rock to make flour • Mats • Pottery • Axes • Drills • Bow and arrow

  9. Caddo artifacts

  10. Clothing • Made from deerskin and tanned • In summer they wore little clothing • Used buffalo hides during winter

  11. Interesting facts • Tattooing was prevalent /on faces and bodies • The name Texas came from the Caddos (Tay-yas • means friends) • Traded with other tribes/they were great craftsman.

  12. Caddo Religion • Chief of the Confederacy also served as the high • priest of the Caddo religion • He was in charge of the temple that was built • on a large mound. • Sacred fire always burned inside the temple • Each tribal leader served as the tribes religious • leader • Believed that God spoke through the leader. • Believed in a single creator, but also other gods • spirits to call on for help with their daily lives

  13. Way of Life • They farmed, fish, hunt, and gathered wild plants. • They did everything as a community. • The men even shared in the gardening. • They traded with other culture groups

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