Nanatsoho
The Nanatsoho were a Native American tribe that lived at the border of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.[1]
History
The Nanatsoho were part of the
Henri Joutel, a French adventurer, was the first known European to contact the Nanatsoho in 1687.[3]
In 1719 French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe 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.[4] They lived between the Nasoni and Kadohadacho.[5] Their settlement near a ford, and Nanatsoho hunters have excellent access to buffalo, beaver, and black bear, near tributaries to the Red River.[6]
Ultimately, they assimilated into other Kadohadacho tribes in the 19th century.
Synonymy
The tribe is also known as the Natsoho, Natsoo, Natsoto,[7] Nadsoo, Natsvto,[2] and Nathosos.[8]
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. ISBN 0-8061-3318-X
- Sturtevant, William C., general editor and Raymond D. Fogelson, volume editor. Handbook of North American Indians: Southeast. Volume 14. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2004. ISBN 0-16-072300-0.
- Swanton, John Reed. Source material on the history and ethnology of the Caddo Indians. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0-8061-2856-6.
External links
- Nanatsoho Indians, from Handbook of Texas Online