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Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

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Caddo Nation of Oklahoma

Caddo
A Caddo solar cross, a religious symbol of both the sun and fire.

Total population
circa 1500: 200,000 circa 1700: 8,000 circa 1990s: 3,371
Regions with significant populations
United States Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Languages
3 separate dialects of Caddo and English
Related ethnic groups
Native American North American natives Southeast natives Caddo < Anadarko> < Adai> < Hai-ish> < Hasinai> < Kadohadacho> < Nacogdoches> < Natchitoches> < Yatasi> "Sibling" groups: Native American North American natives Great Plains natives Pawnee Southeast natives Wichita

The Caddo are a nation, or group of tribes, of Southeastern Native Americans who, in the 16th century, inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. Today the Caddo are a cohesive tribe with their capital at Binger, Oklahoma, and the Caddoan dialects have converged into a single language. The current Chairperson of the Caddo is LaRue Parker.

This article covers the Caddo as a tribe, or nation. For other Caddoan languages see: Caddoan languages