Caddo Indian Research at AccessGenealogy

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Caddo Treaties (Cadoe)
   Treaty with the Caddo, July 1, 1835
   Treaty with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, May 15, 1846

Caddo Creation Story

Mailing Lists, Queries and Message Boards

Indian Mailing Lists
A great place to start your research.  There are many lists specific to a tribe and there is one for each state and Canada. You will meet people who have been searching for years, know all the tricks and rocks to look under, places they hid, and how to make your search worthwhile. If you are new to Indian Genealogy, I recommend NA-NEWBIES, you will find others like yourself who are just starting on the search of a lifetime.
   NA-Caddo
 

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Census, Rolls and Land Patents

US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940

Oklahoma Caddo Land Patents

Books

Notes on the Caddo, by American Anthropologist Association
The following data were recorded in New York City in the winter of 1921-22 with the cooperation of White Moon, a recent Caddo graduate of Carlisle who in New York shrewdly called himself Chief Silver Moon.

Traditions of the Caddo, by George A. Dorsey
The Caddo, numbering 530 in 1903, are of Caddoan stock, and since 1859 have lived in western Oklahoma between the Washita and Canadian rivers, where they have been closely associated with the Wichita. They retain practically nothing of their ancient culture. Their early home was in Louisiana, on the lower Red River. Later they migrated toward the Texas border, and still later to Brazos River in Texas.

Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick W. Hodge
During the early exploration and settlement of North America, a multitude of Indian tribes were encountered, having diverse customs and languages. Lack of knowledge of the aborigines and of their languages led to many curious errors on the part of the early explorers and settlers.
   Caddo Indian History
   Caddo Indian Customs
   Caddo Indian Divisions and Totems
   Eyeish Indian Tribe
   Kadohadacho Indian Tribe

Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton
From the date of its first appearance in 1891 the Powell map of "Linguistic Families of American Indians North of Mexico" has proved of the widest utility. It has been reissued several times and copied into numerous publications. There has, however, been almost equal need of a map giving the location of the tribes under the several families.
   Missouri Indian Tribes

Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi, by David Bushnell
David Bushnell, provides a vivid picture of the traditional homes, hunting camps, and travels of our ancestors. Even without the photos and drawings included here, he paints a picture of there life with his words.
   Caddo  

Indian Missions of the Southern States
Plans were drawn for the colonization of the Indians around the missions, their instruction in religion, farming, and simple trades and home life, and in the Spanish language. Through a variety of misfortunes the first attempt proved a failure and the work was abandoned until 1717 (or earlier, according to La Harpe), when it was resumed—still under the Franciscans—among the various sub-tribes of the Caddo, Tonkawa, Carrizos, and others.

Indian Linguistic Families of America North of Mexico, by John Wesley Powell
The terms “family” and “stock” are here applied interchangeably to a group of languages that are supposed to be cognate.
   Caddoan Family

Indian Races of North and South America, by Charles DeWolf Brownell
An Account of the Principal Aboriginal Races; A Description of their National Customs, Mythology, and Religious Ceremonies; The History of their most Powerful Tribes, and of their Most Celebrated Chiefs and Warriors; Their Intercourse and Wars with the European Settlers.

Sign Language Among North American Indians
As the few publications on the general subject, possessing more than historic interest, are meager in details and vague in expression, original investigation has been necessary.

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