Research Guides: Arkansas Indigenous Nations: Caddo Nation

Books about the Caddo Nation

The Caddo Nation by Timothy K. Perttula; Thomas R. Hester (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9780292765740
Publication Date: 1997-10-01
Perttula's study explores Caddoan cultural change from the perspectives of both archaeological data and historical, ethnographic, and archival records. The work focuses on changes from A.D. 1520 to ca. A.D. 1800 and challenges many long-standing assumptions about the nature of these changes.
Documentation of Associated and Unassociated Caddo Funerary Objects by Timothy K. Perttula
ISBN: 9781936205028
Publication Date: 2010-02-01
Presents the documentation and study of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) funerary objects from prehistoric sites in the collections at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Two Caddo Mound Sites in Arkansas by Mary Beth D. Trubitt; Lucretia S. Kelly
ISBN: 9781563491122
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
Contemporaneous Native communities were located at the Hedges (3HS60) and Hughes (3SA11) sites in the adjacent Ouachita and Saline river drainages in west-central Arkansas. This book compares these two ancestral Caddo mound sites based on results of excavation projects by the Arkansas Archeological Surveys Henderson State University research station in 1973-1974 and in 2002.
The Caddo Indians by F. Todd Smith
ISBN: 0890966427
Publication Date: 1995-06-01
"In 1542 members of the thriving Caddo Indian culture came face to face with Luis de Moscoso, successor to Hernando de Soto as leader of a Spanish exploration party. That encounter marked a turning point for this centuries-old people, whose history would from then on be dominated by the interaction of the native confederacies with the empires of various European adventurers and settlers."

Links about the Caddo Nation

Caddo Nation web site
Home page for Caddo Nation in Binger, Oklahoma.
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma on LinkedIn
In 1938, the Constitution for the Caddo Indians of Oklahoma became an established government. The Tribal Council is composed of eight members: the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Oklahoma City Representative, Binger Representative, Anadarko Representative, and Fort Cobb Representative. The Representatives come from four districts with high populations of Caddo people. Though these Representatives are elected to represent their individual constituencies, they play an important part in making decisions for the entire tribe. Terms are for four years. The Tribal Council can be contacted through the Caddo Nation at (405) 656-2344.
National Indian Law LIbrary: CADDO NATION OF OKLAHOMA - TRIBAL CODE
CADDO NATION OF OKLAHOMA - TRIBAL CODE
Disclaimer: Although every effort is made to present current and accurate information, if you need an official version of the tribe’s laws, please contact the tribe.

Multimedia about the Caddo Nation

Caddo Nation on YouTube
The Caddo Nation is a federally recognized sovereign tribe in Oklahoma. With just over 7,000 members, our tribal headquarters are located in Binger, Oklahoma. Please subscribe and check back as we add content to keep Caddo citizens and interested allies updated. Thank you!
Caddo Teacher’s workshop 2019–Caddo Language Revitalization
Alaina Tahlate is a Caddo language revitalizationist. Join her to learn what the Caddo people are doing to keep their language alive.
Caddo Social Dance Songs
First in a playlist by Alaina Tahlate on YouTube.
Playlist of educational videos about the Caddo
Playlist on YouTube curated by Alaina Tahlate@alainatahlate8866