The Caddo tales here presented were collected during the years 1903-1905, under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and form part of a systematic investigation of the religious system and ceremonial organization of the tribes of the Caddoan stock.
The Caddo, numbering 530 in 1903, are of Caddoan stock, and since 1859 have lived in western Oklahoma between the Washita and Canadian rivers, where they have been closely associated with the Wichita. They retain practically nothing of their ancient culture. Their early home was in Louisiana, on the lower Red River. Later they migrated toward the Texas border, and still later to Brazos River in Texas. They met the whites as early as 1540, and throughout their history have maintained a friendly attitude toward the whites. Like the Wichita, their early habitations were conical grass lodges, and they were agriculturists, hunting the buffalo only within comparatively recent times.
The comparison of the Caddo tales with those of other tribes is deferred until the completion of the present investigation.
- Tale of Buffalo Woman
- Adventures Of Coyote
- Tale of Coyote And Rabbit Kill A Buffalo
- Tale of Coyote And The Origin Of Death
- Tale of Coyote And The Six Brothers
- Tale of Coyote And The Turkeys
- Tale of Coyote And Turtle Run A Race
- Tale of Coyote Becomes A Buffalo
- Tale of Coyote Challenges The Snake
- Tale of Coyote Dives For Meat
- Tale of Coyote Escapes An Imaginary Foe
- Tale of Coyote Goes Fishing
- Tale of Coyote Hunts Geese
- Tale of Coyote Regulates Life After Death
- Tale of Coyote Turns Into A Corn Mill
- Tale of Coyote’s Eyes Are Replaced By Buckeyes
- Tale of Coyote, The Deer, And The Wind
- Tale of Coyote, The Geese, And The Woodpeckers
- Tale of Coyote, Wild-Cat, And The Old Woman
- Tale of Evening-Star And Orphan-Star
- Tale of How Owl Fooled The Girls Who Wanted To Marry The Chief
- Tale of How Rabbit Stole Mountain-Lion’s Teeth
- Tale of How The Buffalo Ceased To Eat Human Beings
- Tale of How The Cannibal Was Destroyed
- Tale of Lightning And The People
- Tale of Rabbit And The Dancing Turkeys
- Tale of Snake-Woman Distributes Seeds
- Tale of Splinter Foot Boy
- Tale of The Boy Who Married A Mountain-Lion
- Tale of The Brothers Who Became Lightning And Thunder
- Tale of The Coward, The Son Of The Moon
- Tale of The Creation And Early Migrations
- Tale of The Dangerous Water Monster
- Tale of The Death Of The Cannibals
- Tale of The Effeminate Man Who Introduced Strife
- Tale of The First War Party
- Tale of The Flood
- Tale of The Girl Who Had Power To Call The Buffalo
- Tale of The Girl Who Married A Turtle
- Tale of The Jealous Husband
- Tale of The Lazy Boys Who Became The Pleiades
- Tale of The Lost Timber Spirits
- Tale of The Man And The Dog Who Became Stars
- Tale of The Man Who Made Arrows For Ghost
- Tale of The Man Who Turned Into A Snake
- Tale of The Old Woman Who Kept All The Pecans
- Tale of The Origin Of Animals
- Tale of The Origin Of Day And Night
- Tale of The Origin Of The Medicine-Men
- Tale of The Orphan Boy Who Became A Wrestler
- Tale of The Poor Hunter And The Alligator Power
- Tale of The Power Of Buffalo And Bear
- Tale of The Power Of The Cyclone
- Tale of The Second Man Who Came Out Of The Earth
- Tale of The Turtle Who Carried The People Away
- Tale of The Woman Who Turned Into A Snake
- Tale of The Young Men And The Cannibals
- Tale of Why Dogs Have Long Tongues
- Tale of Why Hawks Have Thin Legs
- Tales of Coyote Imitates His Host
- Tales of Medicine-Screech-Owl
- Tales of Slaying The Monsters By Fire
- Tales of The Girl Who Married A Star