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Various Spellings: Caddo, Cadoe
The Caddo Tribe is primarily associated with the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.[1] [2]
1984 enrollment 2.947 [3]
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Contents
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Caddo Nation
P. O. Box 487
Binger, OK 73009
Phone: 405-656-2344
Caddo Nation Website
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1541: First encountered by De Soto
1714: French trading post at Caddoan village at Natchitodes
1770: Caddo-Spanish Treaty
1803: Louisiana Purchase,
1836: Texas became a republic,
1844: Choctaw expelled the Caddo as "Indian Intruders"
- 1846 May 15, at Council Springs Treaty
1854: Many moved to Brazos Reserve, Texas
1859: Removal by Superintendent Robert S. Neighbors, on a reservation near the Washita River in Indian Territory - now Caddo County, Oklahoma
1861: Signed a treaty with the Confederate States, those loyal to the Union fled to Kansas until 1867
1865: Caddo were scouts for the U.S. Army
1867: Moved to Oklahoma
1872: Caddo-Wichita Reservation established
Agencies[edit | edit source]
Red River Agency1824-30
Caddo Agency 1824-42
Texas Agency 1847-59
Wichita Agency 1859-78
Kiowa Agency 1878-80
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Brazos Reservation
Caddo-Wichita Reservation
Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands[edit | edit source]
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Caddo Nation, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in David Bushnell's Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Land Records[edit | edit source]
Tribally owned 2,602.64 acres. Allotted land 55,599.92 acres [4]
Agency Records[edit | edit source]
Correspondence and Census
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number | Post-1885 Census M595 Roll Number | FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo | Anadarko Area Office, 1881-1962 | Fort Worth | - | First film: 1638620 |
Rolls 211-23 |
First film: 573847 |
| Caddo | Red River Agency, 1824-30 | Washington D.C. | Roll 727 | - | - | - |
| Caddo | Caddo Agency,1824-42 | Washington D.C. | Roll 31 | - | - | - |
| Caddo | Wichita Agency, 1859-78 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 928-30 | 1638620 | Rolls 211-23 | 573847 |
| Caddo | Kiowa Agency, 1864-1962 | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth | Rolls 375-86 | - |
- |
Films: 576900-576912}} |
Treaties[edit | edit source]
The link on the year (Year of the Treaty) connects to an online copy of the treaty.
- May, 13, 1833, referred to in Quapaw Treaty,
- 1835 July 1, at Caddo Agency
- 1846 May 15, at Council Springs
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma, approved in 1976.
- Caddo Nation official Web Site
- Caddo Nation Wikipedia
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
See For Further Reading.
References[edit | edit source]
- Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews. Notes on the Caddo. Kraus Reprint Co., 1969. FHL Book 970.3C114p
- Swanton, John Reed. Source Material on the History and Ethnology of the Caddo Indians, Washington, GPO. 1942. FHL Fiche 6039060 (five fiche)
- ↑ Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online
- ↑ Caddo in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 3 August 2105).
- ↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 214
- ↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 214
