Description
The Nadaco, also commonly known as the Anduico, are a Native American tribe from eastern Texas. Their name, means "bumblebee place." The Nadaco were part of the trive branch of the Caddo Confederacy and occupied territory in present-day east Texas. Spanish explorers encountered the tribe in 1542 in east Texas. Around 1700, the tribe joined the Hasinai but kept their distinct identity and culture. In 1716, Spanish monks founded the San José Mission to serve the Nadaco and the Nasoni tribes. By 1787, they lived in villages along the northern part of Panola County, Texas. But in 1716 they were clearly near the Nasoni, and sometimes the two tribes seem to have been considered as one.
Language
The Caddoan languages are a family of languages native tribal groups of the central United States
Culture
The men used handcrafted bows and arrows to hunt animals such as wild turkey, quail, rabbits, bears, and bison during winter months. Most tools and items were made by women. They made wooden mortars, as well as pots and other utensils out of clay. These wood and clay tools were carved and molded to help with daily jobs like cooking meals for the tribe. These tools were viewed with such reverence that men and women were buried with the items that they had made. Men favored body modifications and ornamentation such as the painting of skin, jewelry, ear piercing, and hair decorations, like braids, adorned with bird feathers or animal fur. While the women of the tribe wore some jewelry and styled their hair similarly to men, most used the art of tattooing to decorate their bodies.