FDI - Tawehash

The Tawehash were a hunter/farmer tribe located on the Canadian River north of the Washita. They were agricultural, as well as buffalo hunters. The Tawehash moved often due to pressure from predatory tribes. They confederated into the Wichita late in the 1700's.

Aboriginal Locations (Subdivisions)

OK Teodoro, San Bernardo

Year	*History*
1500	Predatory Apacheans migrated into Wichita territories
1719	Found by La Harpe on Canadian River with confederate allies
1759	Spanish Col. Padilla attacked Twin Villages with 500 men and two cannons, but was soundly defeated and forced to retreat
1778	Met by Mezieres, occupied 160 lodges, had 800 fighting men; remained in same area until later joining Wichita

Tawehash Sites:

Art Works Reported Missing from Wichita Indian Center http://www.kctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3108198

Catlin Collection http://catlinclassroom.si.edu/catlin_browsepagetribe.cfm?StartRow=201

Grass Wigwam at Wichita http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1933/33_1_isely.htm

Huntinghorse, Dina, Jeweler http://www.taostrading.com/eshox_pages/dina.html

Native American Heritage Village http://allaboutwichita.com/articles/indian/indian01.html

Red man Linked to the Palo Pinto Mountains http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpalopi/oddsnends/1857-1957news/ppmountains.htm

Taovaya http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/indians/TAOVAYA%20INDIANS.cfm

Wichita http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/wichita.html

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes http://www.wichita.nsn.us/

Wichita Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/nations/wichita/wichita/

Wichita Authors http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/t117

Wichita Camp http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/native_americans/select_list_022.html

Wichita Falls History http://www.wichitafalls.org/historical.htm

Wichita Folklore http://www.towerofbabel.com/map/article.pl?sid=04/02/23/2217234&mode=thread&tid=267

Wichita Four Cycles Prophesy http://www.aaanativearts.com/article736.html

Wichita Indian Center http://theindiancenter.com/

Wichita Indian Legends http://homepage.mac.com/thorntonstreiff/The_W_Indian_Legends.html

Wichita Indians http://www.texasindians.com/wichita.htm

Wichita Indians http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/indians/WICHITA%20INDIANS.cfm

Wichita Indians http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/print/WW/bmw3.html

Wichita Indians http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15616b.htm

Wichita Indians of Texas http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/ecc/wichita.html

Wichita Indian Tribe http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/wichita/wichitaindianhist.htm

Wichita Language http://www.native-languages.org/wichita.htm

Wichita Language http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=WIC

Wichita Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=WIC

Wichita Literature http://www.indigenouspeople.net/witchita.htm

Wichita or Kitikit-ees http://users.aol.com/donh523/navapage/wichita.htm

Wichita Tribe http://www.omaha.lib.ne.us/transmiss/congress/wichita.html

Wichita Village http://www.indiancityusa.com/indian_village_wichita.asp

Ethnie:	TAWEHASH (TAOVAYA)
Language:	Wichita
Family	Wichita
*Stock:*	Northern Caddoan
*Phylum:*	Caddoan
*Macro-Culture:*	Great Plains

Year	Total Population	Source
1700	3,000	NAHDB calculation
1778	2,800	Mexieres estimates, hereafter enumerated with Wichita
1800	-	NAHDB calculation
1900	-	NAHDB calculation
2000	-	NAHDB calculation