FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Confederacy
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They had no government system
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Chiefs that were elected by a council
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The women controlled the tribe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Caddos people of Texas had a confederacy-style government, meaning that many tribes lived together in proximity and enjoyed good relations, electing members to an eight-person council to make decisions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each individual Caddo tribe was led by a hereditary chief, or caddi, who presided over a well-defined chain of command that provided the tribe with strong, e. cient government. By 1730 both the French and the Spanish had established themselves in the Caddos’ territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Caddos recognized and ranked clans. Marriage typically occurred between members of different clans. Religious and political authority in historic Caddoan society rested in a hierarchy of key positions within and between the various affiliated communities and groups.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tinhiouen – Kadohadachos Chief from 1760 to 1789. Dehahuit – Kadohadachos Chief from 1800-1833. Whitebread – Caddo chief (caddi) from 1902-1913. Sho-e-tat (Little Boy) aka George Washington (1816-1883) – Louisiana Caddo leader of the Whitebread Caddos.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Caddo originated in the lower Mississippi Valley and spread west along the river systems. Sometime between 700 and 800 they settled the area between the Arkansas River and the middle reaches of the Red, Sabine, Angelina, and Neches rivers and adopted agriculture.