The Nanatsoho were a Native American tribe that lived at the border of

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, and

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.Sturtevant, 617

History

The Nanatsoho were part of the

Kadohadacho The Kadohadacho ( Caddo: Kadawdáachuh) are a Native American tribe within the Caddo Confederacy. Today they are enrolled in the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. History The Kadohadacho traditionally lived at the borders of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, an ...

branch of the

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. During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, they settled along the Great Bend of the Red River, in present day Bowie and Red River Counties.Campbell, Thomas N
Nanatsoho Indians.
''Handbook of Texas Online.'' (retrieved 15 Sept 2009) Henri Joutel, a French adventurer, was the first known European to contact the Nanatsoho in 1687. In 1719 French explorer

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met Nanatsoho chiefs at a Nasoni village. On 7 April 1719, La Harpe arrived at their settlement on the north bank of the Red River in present day Oklahoma. They lived between the

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. Their settlement near a ford, and Nanatsoho hunters have excellent access to buffalo, beaver, and black bear, near tributaries to the Red River. Ultimately, they assimilated into other Kadohadacho tribes in the 19th century. They are enrolled in the

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma The Caddo people comprise the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma. They speak the Caddo language. The Caddo Confederacy was a network of Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, who ...

today.

Synonymy

The tribe is also known as the Natsoho, Natsoo, Natsoto, Nadsoo, Natsvto, and Nathosos.Carter, 52

Namesake

Nanatsoho Springs in Texas was named for this tribe.

Notes

References

* Carter, Cecile Elkins
''Caddo Indians: Where We Come From''.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. * Sturtevant, William C., general editor and Raymond D. Fogelson, volume editor. ''Handbook of North American Indians: Southeast''. Volume 14. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2004. . * Swanton, John Reed
''Source material on the history and ethnology of the Caddo Indians''.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. .

External links

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