Liaa ,I have no idea how to go about doing this. My family are Caddo Adai Indidans, from caddo parish here in Louisiana. Alot of them have some kind of card saying that they are indeed who they say they are,,,,,,,,, Iheard the card is green, but not sure? Being JW I never got involved with all the Pow Wows and such. But you might go to a Pow Wow in your area , maybe it wouldnt matter which tribe and see if they can help you. I will do some looking into this , but not sure if I will find anything.
Do any other family members have their card? It is hard to trace some family down. The leader of our family pow wows lives in Houston , Texas, so it is hard to get in touch with him.
Good luck Lisa, let me know what you find out , ok..........Dede
Caddo Adai Indian Tribe prepares for annual Pow Wow
Chief Rufus Davis of the Caddo Adai Tribe will participate in the seventh annual Pow Wow July 5.
The seventh annual Caddo Adai Indian Tribe of Louisiana Pow Wow will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 5 at St. Anne's Church Hall, Caddo Adai Indian Community. The church is located on Highway 485 6.2 miles north of Robeline.
The event will feature traditional Indian dances by the Caddo Tribe of Louisiana and the Caddo tribe of Oklahoma and tours of the historic Church of St. Anne. Special guest Marvin Johnson and the War Party (Northern Drum) will also be featured, as well as authentic Indian arts and crafts, a cake sale and teepee displays.
Concessions will include Indian fry bread, Indian tacos, Indian tamales, roasted corn, meat pies, crawfish pies, old fashioned hamburgers, hot dogs, snow cones and soft drinks. No alcoholic beverages or drugs will be permitted.
A $500 cash prize will be awarded at a 5 p.m. drawing.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
The Adais people, a tribe belonging to the great Caddo Confederacy, were an agricultural people who, because of the ideal location between the Souteast and the plains of Texas, became successful merchants and traders. The principal Adais village was located on a small creek near the present town of Robeline, about 12 miles west of Natchitoches.
The first historical mention of the Adais was made by the Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca in 1530. Early French explorers including Iberville and Joutel also chronicled their meeting with the Adais Indians. The Adais were very interested in trade and commerce with these Europeans. In the process of interaction, they became attached to both French and Spanish settlers in the surrounding areas. The result was that, although the Adais spoke a Caddoan dialect, many also spoke French and Spanish. The adoption of French and Spanish as an expedient to trade also began a swift period of assimilation into white culture.
In the fall of 1716, the Spanish founded a mission, San Miguel de los Adaes. Five years later in 1721, they founded a presidio, (fort) which they called Presidio de Neustra del Pilar de Los Adaes. The presidio was established to protect the mission and to strengthen Spain's position against the French, who founded a fort at Natchitoches in 1714. For almost 50 years, Los Adaes was the capitol of the Spanish Province of Texas.
In 1769, the Spanish abandoned Los Adaes and relocated the Provincial capitol to San Antonio de Bexar. When the garrison left, 14 Adais families accompanied it. These families settled near San Antonio and historians have concluded that they were absorbed into other Indian groups and eventually lost their identity. However, Adais family records indicate that some of the families returned to rejoin the tribe about 20 years later.
By the time of the Louisiana purchase in 1803, the Adais, like the other Caddo tribes, had been severely weakened by more than a century of contact with Europeans. Few still lived a traditional lifestyle.
The Americans eventually establisehd an Indian Agency for the Caddos just south of the present-day Shreveport. By that time the majority of the Adais had so successfully adopted white lifestyle that they were unrecognizable as Indians. Most remained on their original tribal lands, where they farmed individually and owned homesteads. When the Caddo ceded their land to the United States in 1835, the Adais people were no longer visible. They remained on their land and were unaffected by the move west.
For almost 200 years, they Adais Indians have been integrated into white society. Despite outward appearances, individuals in the tribe passed on what they could of their traditions and heritage. Of the five major tribes that formed the Caddo Confederacy, only the Adais remain as an identifiable group.
Davis is my maiden name, and Rufus Davis is my second cousin,,,,,,,,,,he is the one who now lives in Houston , Texas.
Edited by - LyinEyes on 17 January 2003 14:35:36
