GC2WCMA Traditional Cache Mondo's NAT # 083 - Bidai
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 05/16/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 56.455 W104° 58.684 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  No Significant hike  No Difficult climbing  Available at all times  Available during winter  Bicycles  Stroller accessible  Park and Grab 
Native American Tribes series.
Bidai


The Bidai were a band of Atakapa Indians from eastern Texas. Their name could be Caddo, meaning "brushwood."

Their oral history says that the Bidai were the original peoples in their region. Their central settlements were along Bedias Creek, but their territory ranged from the Brazos River to the Neches River. The first written record of the tribe was in 1691, by Spanish explorers who said they lived near the Hasinai. French explorer François Simars de Bellisle described them as agriculturalists in 1718 and 1720.

They had three distinct villages or bands in the 18th century. The Deadose were the northernmost band of Bidai, who broke of in the early 18th century. The 18th century population of Bidai is estimated to be 600, while 200 additional Deadoses.

In 1770, the band colluded with French settlers to sell guns to the Lipan Apaches, as all parties were enemies with the Spanish.

The Bidai suffered several epidemics during 1776-77, reducing their population by at least half. The survivors joined neighboring tribes, such as the Akokisas and Koasati. Some settled on the Brazos Indian Reservation in present day Young County, Texas and were removed with the Caddo to Indian Territory. Those that remained formed a village twelve miles from Montgomery, Texas, growing corn and picking cotton for hire in the mid-19th century.
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10 Logs: Found it 7  Didn't find it 1  Write note 1  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 06/15/2019 By Alpenist
TFTC Finally scored this smiley. Thanks for replacing it.

Found it 05/28/2019 By capn_scallywags
Found by capn Scallywags and Stoney

Write note 03/23/2019 By Deannalynn420
I said I found a geocoin. I did not. I found an advertisement about how to get a free geocoin. I will place in a new cache for someone to find, but this one is not trackable.

Found it 03/23/2019 By Deannalynn420
Found it. Found a geocoin? I took it. I'll place it in a new cache next weekend. Love it. Gets better with every find

Found it 01/25/2019 By rssoren
SL, TFTC, TSLS.Jayden and Opa #111.

Owner Maintenance 08/12/2018 By mondou2
Replaced

Didn't find it 08/07/2018 By Alpenist
DNF

Found it 01/27/2018 By turtlestang00
Thank you!

Found it 12/29/2017 By dustyriver
A find its dark and my nose is cold

Found it 12/03/2017 By peace love pi
Out exploring my new hood. TFTC! All is well with this cache.