Temporary Housing
This file appears in: Waco Indian Village
During the Texas Cotton Palace, Waco Indians resided in canvas tents alongside the fairgrounds constructed by the exposition's organizers. In their original village on the Brazos River, Waco Indians lived in permanent dwellings constructed of poles and thatched roofs.
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Waco Indian Village
The city of Waco derives its name from the agrarian indigenous group that originally resided in the area. The Waco, orWi-iko, Indians were a tribe of the Wichita that arrived in Central Texas in the 1700s. The tribe’s early history is difficult to…