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 Caddo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture
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 of America
surface form: United States
experienced forced removal
federallyRecognizedTribe Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
headquartersLocation Binger, Oklahoma
historicalRegion East Texas
Northwestern Louisiana
Southeastern Oklahoma
southwest Arkansas
surface form: Southwestern 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
surface form: Eastern Woodlands culture area
relatedTo Pawnee people
Wichita peoples
surface form: Wichita people
religion traditional Caddo religion
relocatedTo Indian Territory
represents Caddo self-linksurface differs
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 Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture
Caddoan languages associatedWithEthnicGroup Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddo people
Nacogdoches, Texas namedAfter Caddo
this entity surface form: Nacogdoche tribe of Caddo Indians
Quapaw tribe neighboringHistoricGroup Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddo peoples
Wichita peoples relatedEthnicGroup Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddo people
Spiro Mounds partOf Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture
Skidi Pawnee partOf Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddoan peoples
Natchitoches, Louisiana namedAfter Caddo
this entity surface form: Natchitoches people
Caddo represents Caddo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Caddo archaeologicalCulture Caddo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture
Tunica neighboringGroups Caddo
Atakapa neighboringGroup Caddo
Macro-Siouan (hypothetical) hasProposedSubgroup Caddo
subject surface form: Macro-Siouan
this entity surface form: Caddoan
Caddo Parish, Louisiana namedAfter Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddo people
Spanish missions in Texas affected Caddo
this entity surface form: Caddo peoples