THE CADDOTHE CADDO

By Jacob Sandoval and Denni By Jacob Sandoval and Denni RockwoodRockwood

LOCATONLOCATON

• They live in the piney woods of east They live in the piney woods of east Texas.Texas.

• They settled around the rivers and They settled around the rivers and their tributariestheir tributaries

• You can find the Caddo along the red You can find the Caddo along the red ,Angelina, Neches, Sabine, and ,Angelina, Neches, Sabine, and Trinity rivers.Trinity rivers.

govermentgoverment

• THERE WAS A CHIEF CALLED CADDITHERE WAS A CHIEF CALLED CADDI

• THERE WAS A HIGH CHIEF CALLED A THERE WAS A HIGH CHIEF CALLED A XINESIXINESI

• XINESI PASSED POSITION TO THEIR XINESI PASSED POSITION TO THEIR SON.SON.

DRESSDRESS

• Men wore bleehcloths made of deer Men wore bleehcloths made of deer skin.skin.

• The Caddo made robs out of buffalo.The Caddo made robs out of buffalo.

• Woman wore skirts made of deer Woman wore skirts made of deer skins.skins.

HOMESHOMES

• THE CADDO HOMES OR LOGES THE CADDO HOMES OR LOGES LOOKED A LOT LIKE BEEHIVES OR LOOKED A LOT LIKE BEEHIVES OR HAYSTACKSHAYSTACKS

• THEY WERE FRAMED WITH LOGS OR THEY WERE FRAMED WITH LOGS OR TREE BRANCHESTREE BRANCHES

• CANE WAS USED AS ROOFING CANE WAS USED AS ROOFING MATERIALSMATERIALS

HOW THEY LIVEHOW THEY LIVE

• When children were born they would When children were born they would belong with their mothers clan.belong with their mothers clan.

• THE WOMEN DEVORCE THE THE WOMEN DEVORCE THE HUSBAND BY THORWING THE MENS HUSBAND BY THORWING THE MENS STUFF OUT OF THE LODGE.STUFF OUT OF THE LODGE.

• THE CADDO WERE FARMER THEY THE CADDO WERE FARMER THEY LIVED ON GOOD LAND FOR LIVED ON GOOD LAND FOR GROWING CROPSGROWING CROPS

BELEFISBELEFIS

• The Caddo call god the great spirit.The Caddo call god the great spirit.

• They believe in the devil.They believe in the devil.

• The Caddo believe that there is a corn The Caddo believe that there is a corn god.god.

SUMMERYSUMMERY

• THE CADDO WHERE GREAT FARMERS THE CADDO WHERE GREAT FARMERS OF THE PINY WOOD OF EAST TEXAS OF THE PINY WOOD OF EAST TEXAS THEY MADE POTTERY , BASKETS, THEY MADE POTTERY , BASKETS, MATS OTHER GOODS. THEY COULD MATS OTHER GOODS. THEY COULD TRADE EASILY WITH OTHER PEOPLE.TRADE EASILY WITH OTHER PEOPLE.