Waco people

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The Waco people are a Native American tribe historically associated with central Texas and part of the larger Wichita confederation.

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Waco people canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of the United States
alsoKnownAs Huaco
Hueco
contactWith Mexican authorities
Republic of Texas
Spanish colonists
United States government
culturalPractice agricultural festivals
communal hunting
oral tradition
culturalRegion Plains Indians
Southern Plains
displacementBy Euro-American settlement
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
forcedRemovalTo Indian Territory
historicalEra 19th century
pre-Columbian era
historicalRegion Brazos River valley
linked to: Brazos Valley

central Texas
languageFamily Caddoan languages
namedAfter Waco, Texas
notableSettlement village near present-day Waco, Texas
partOf Wichita confederation
presentDayAffiliation Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
presentDayLocation Oklahoma
relatedEthnicGroup Keechi people
Kichai people
Tawakoni people
Wichita people
linked to: Wichita peoples
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional tribal religion
subgroupOf Wichita people
linked to: Wichita peoples
traditionalCrop beans
maize
squash
traditionalEconomy trade with Caddoan groups
trade with other Plains tribes
traditionalHousing grass house
thatched dome-shaped structure
traditionalLanguage Wichita language
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
fishing
gathering wild plants
horticulture
treatyWith Republic of Texas
United States

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