Caddo Indians Research Paper

The Caddo Indians used to live in the east part of Texas in the piney forests.The region extended from the East Texas to the region of Oklahoma.There homes were very close to the water such as the Sabine river and swamps.There were many other tribes in the neighboring part of the forest,so they used to make bows and trade with them for things such as food,bows,and sources of water. Also the pine forests were great shelter for them just in-case attacked by another tribe.
The caddie are not nomadic,because they were very good farmers.They used to plant crops by clearing the woods,because there were big places for farming.They raised corn,squash,and beans.Also in the region they use to live the women used to collect acorns,nuts and seeds as ingredients.Everything else would …show more content…
They managed to build grass domes as tall as 30 feet! Building this took less than a day. The entire village would help with the hard work. The Caddie Indians used the barter system instead of currency. The Caddie industry consisted of armorer and farmers and hunters. The armorers made axes,hammers and spears.These were the only local jobs available. Then, they also had government jobs like chief and chief assistant.
The caddie got their food from the farmers and the hunters. The farmers farmed corn, beans and squash. The hunters hunted for rabbits, turkeys bison, buffalo and turkeys. If one family was low on some food item another would loan them food and ask for something in return.
The Caddie were a very religious group of people.In the past they used to build temples on mounds that were very close to their tribal territory.Other information is that the chief was put next to the temples,which is inferred that the chief and the god were the same to both of them.Priests that were part of the tribe were called