Reporting this piece for Texas Highways, I got to speak with determined, intelligent young people deeply invested in their communities. It's a story about the Caddo, about how Texas got its name, and the origin of Friendship—the state motto.
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Preserving the Endangered Language of the Caddo
The story of the Caddo tribe and their language is tightly intertwined with Texas’ formation