


Kadohadacho
The Kadohadacho traditionally lived at the borders of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Traveling parties of Kadohadacho encountered the Hernando De Soto expedition in 1541, but the Spaniards did not enter their territory. In 1687, the tribe welcomed the survivors of the La Salle expedition into their villages in Texas. From that point onward, the Kadohadacho maintained friendly relations with the French. In the 17th and 18th centuries, they were one of three clusters of Caddo tribes. Their group consisted of four communities settled near the Great Bend of the Red River. During the early 18th century, they were attacked and many were either slain or enslaved by the Chickasaw. The Kadohadacho are enrolled members of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma, along with the Hasinai, the Hainai, and other Caddo tribes.
The Kadohadacho dialect of the Caddo language, closely related to the Hasinai and Natchitoche dialects, is still spoken today.
They cultivated crops, such as corn, beans, squash, and pecans, and manufactured bows and pottery for trade. Their successful towns thrived on preserved food surpluses, in the forms of corn, beans, squash, and pecans, and manufactured goods for domestic use and trade, including bows and pottery. The Kadohadacho preserved the northern reaches of the Caddo country from modern foes such as the Osage and the Quapaw who attempted to raid the Red River settlements for their wealth. They lived in conical dwellings constructed of poles covered with a thatch of grass; these were grouped around ceremonial centres of temple mounds. The Caddo were skillful potters and basket makers. They wove cloth of vegetable fibres and, on special occasions, wore mantles decorated with feathers.
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