Anadarko
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Texas, Oklahoma
The Anadarko, or Nadako, were a tribe of the Hasinai Confederacy of the Caddo. They were first encountered by Europeans in northeastern Texas by members of Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1542. Later, in the late seventeenth century, they were living on the southern edge of what is now Rusk County, Texas.
The Anadarko and the other Hasinai formed a loose confederacy of settled farmers who lived in scattered ranchos in the bottomlands. They were primarily farmers and hunters and had elaborate religious and political systems. On a number of occasions the Spanish sought to...
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