Caddo Conference NSU

Northwestern State University will host the 59th annual Caddo Conference Feb. 24-25 in the ballroom of the Sylvan Friedman Student Union.  Meetings are open to the public.  
 
Archaeologists, ethnologists, geographers, Caddo Nation leaders and artists will present talks on the Caddo Nation it’s past and present developments, according to NSU Professor of Anthropology Dr. Pete Gregory. Participants from Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas are expected, Gregory said.
 
A traditional Caddo dance featuring the Caddo Culture Club will be held in the ballroom Friday at 6 p.m.
 
Several current and former Northwestern State faculty will be making presentations at the conference.
 
Gregory and former faculty member Dr. Dayna Lee will discuss trade silver with the Caddo and their neighboring tribes in a presentation “Silver Looking Good : Silver Ornaments, the Caddo and Their Neighbors.” Professor of Geography Dr. Dean Sinclair will deliver “Edge of Empire: The Origin and Settlement of Louisiana’s Neutral Strip.” Faculty member Jeff Girard will present “Colonoware and European Pottery from late 18th, early 19th century sites in Northwest Louisiana.” Curtis Desselles will create a replica of a 1,000-year old piece of pottery using 3-D printing, which will be donated to the Caddo Nation.