Taovaya people
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The Taovaya tribe of the Wichita people were Native Americans originally from Kansas, who moved south into Oklahoma and Texas in the 18th century. They spoke the Taovaya dialect of the Wichita language, a Caddoan language. Taovaya people today are enrolled in the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
The Taovaya and other Wichita tribes lived in beehive shaped houses thatched with grass and surrounded by fields of maize and other crops.
The attack on San Sabá mission is depicted in the earliest extant painting of an event in Texas history.
Taovaya Victory historical marker, Spanish Fort, Texas
Wichita people
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The Wichita people, or Kitikiti'sh, are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. They are indigenous to Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.
Wichita grass lodge, near Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, c. 1885–1900
Trade beads found at a Wichita village site, c. 1740, collection of the Oklahoma History Center
Geophysical image depicting the subsurface archaeological footprint of a Great Bend aspect council circle
Wichita camp, 1904