Traditions of the Caddo by George A. Dorsey (English) Paperback Book

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The Caddoan tribes, found along the Red River and its tributaries, practiced agriculture long before they hunted buffalo. The tales collected for this book, first published in 1905, reflect the women's horticultural practices, village life distinguished by conical grass lodges, family and social relationships, connection to nature, and ceremonies.

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Hernando de Soto encountered the Caddos in the sixteenth century, and survivors of Sieur de La Salle's last voyage in the late seventeenth century gave the first full description of them. By 1903, when George A. Dorsey was investigating their customs and beliefs, the Caddos, numbering 530, were living on a reservation in Oklahoma. The Caddoan tribes, found along the Red River and its tributaries in present-day Louisiana and Arkansas, practiced agriculture long before they hunted buffalo. The tales collected for this book, first published in 1905, reflect the women's horticultural practices (supplemented by the men's hunting), village life distinguished by conical grass lodges, family and social relationships, connection to nature, and ceremonies. The tales vibrate with earthly and unearthly forces: Snake-Woman, who distributes seeds; Coyote, who regulates life after death; the Effeminate Man, who brings strife to the tribe; Coward, son of the Moon; the Man and the Dog who become Stars; the Old Woman who kept all the pecans; Splinter-Foot Boy and Medicine-Screech-Owl; water monsters; animal-people; and cannibals.

Author Biography

George A. Dorsey (1868–1931), an anthropologist who taught at the University of Chicago, published numerous works, including The Pawnee Mythology, available as a Bison Book. Wallace L. Chafe is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of Seneca Thanksgiving Rituals.

Details ISBN0803266022 Author Wallace Chafe Short Title TRADITIONS OF THE CADDO Series Sources of American Indian Oral Literature Language English ISBN-10 0803266022 ISBN-13 9780803266025 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1997 Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Birth 1868 Death 1931 Publisher University of Nebraska Press Illustrations Illus DOI 10.1604/9780803266025 UK Release Date 1997-12-01 AU Release Date 1997-12-01 NZ Release Date 1997-12-01 US Release Date 1997-12-01 Pages 132 Publication Date 1997-12-01 DEWEY 306.08997 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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