For centuries, the Caddos occupied the southern prairies and
woodlands across portions of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and
Arkansas. Organized into powerful chiefdoms during the
Mississippian period, Caddo society was highly ceremonial,
revolving around priest-chiefs, trade in exotic items, and the
periodic construction of mounds. Their distinctive heritage helped
the Caddos to adapt after the European invasion and to remain the
dominant political and economic power in the region. New ideas,
peoples, and commodities were incorporated into their cultural
framework. The Caddos persisted and for a time even thrived,
despite continual raids by the Osages and Choctaws, decimation by
diseases, and escalating pressures from the French and Spanish.
"The Caddo Chiefdoms" offers the most complete accounting available
of early Caddo culture and history. Weaving together French and
Spanish archival sources, Caddo oral history, and archaeological
evidence, David La Vere presents a fascinating look at the
political, social, economic, and religious forces that molded Caddo
culture over time. Special attention is given to the relationship
between kinship and trade and to the political impulses driving the
successive rise and decline of Caddo chiefdoms.
Distinguished by thorough scholarship and an interpretive vision
that is both theoretically astute and culturally sensitive, this
study enhances our understanding of a remarkable southeastern
Native people.
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