The Caddo Tribes

Encyclopedia Louisiana The Caddo Tribes of Louisianaby Cody CrewsEnglish 210-003May 2, 2012The Caddo people are a group of Native American tribes that once inhabited the Piney Woods region of the United States. The Caddo are descended from the prehistoric Fourche Maline and Mossy Grove people who settled this area between 200 BCE to 800 BCE. By 800 BCE these people formed the Caddoan Mississippians, and by 1000 BCE this society's ideas and religions evolved into what is defined as Caddoan. The Caddo people settled all along the Red River, dividing themselves into three confederations, the Hasinai, Kadohadacho, and Natchitoches, and branched out into many affiliated tribes. They covered parts of Oklahoma (Kadohadacho), east Texas (Hasinai), southern Arkansas (Kadohadacho), and northwestern Louisiana (Natchitoches).In Louisiana they covered territory from the Ouachita River west to the Sabine River and south to the Cane River. The Caddo people of Louisiana include the Adai, Doustioni, Na...