The Neche were a Native American tribe from eastern Texas .
5-419: Neche or NECHE may refer to: Neche tribe , a Caddo tribe from Texas Neche, Iran Neche, North Dakota , United States New England Commission of Higher Education Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Neche . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-635: A temple, which overlooked the pueblo nearby, and in which they worshiped their gods a monument rather to their great numbers than to the industry of their individuals." A larger mound and two smaller ones still stand in Cherokee County. Spanish Franciscan friars founded the San Francisco de los Neches Mission and accompanying presidio near the Neche in 1716. The mission was temporarily abandoned in 1719 due to fears of French attacks, but when
15-732: The Hasinai branch of the Caddo Confederacy . During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, they settled along the Neches River , in present-day Houston and Cherokee Counties . Their lands were directly northwest of the Nacono tribe. In 1779 Spanish explorer Athanase de Mezieres Mezières recorded seeing several mounds in Neches territory. He wrote that the mounds were created by the local Indians, "in order to build on its top
20-476: The Spanish returned in 1721, they presented the Neche chief, with a baston or token of authority and they provided clothing for 188 Neche men, women, and children. In 1730 the mission was closed. Meanwhile, the Neche followed their traditional religion and maintained a major fire temple and a lesser temple in their territory. Ultimately, they assimilated into other Hasinai tribes in the 19th century. In 1855
25-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neche&oldid=1225382816 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neche tribe The Neche were part of
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