The Nabiti are a Native American tribe from eastern Texas. ^[1] Their name means "Cedar Place" in the Caddo language. ^[2]

History

The Nadaco were part of the Hasinai branch of the Caddo Confederacy, ^[3] although early European explorers identified the Nabiti as enemies of the Hasinai ^[4] – a testament to the shifting alliances on the South Plains. They lived in settled villages on the banks of the Angelina River. ^[1]

Spanish priest Fray Casañas wrote about the Nabiti in 1691. He described them as being one of nine Hasinai tribes and that their territory sat between that of the "Cacháe" ( Cacachau) and the "Nasayaha" ( Nasoni). ^[5]

Today, Nabiti people are enrolled in the Caddo Nation, headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma.

Synonymy

The Nabiti were also known as the Amediche, Nabiri, Namidish, Naodiche, Naondiche, Naviti, and Nawidish. ^[2]

Notes

References

• Bolton, Herbet E. The Hasinais: Southern Caddoans As Seen by the Earliest Europeans. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. ISBN  978-0-8061-3441-3.
• 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.

External links

• Anadarko tribe, Oklahoma Historical Society
• The Nadaco, from Access Genealogy