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Hiram F. Gregory
b. 1937
A longtime Louisiana anthropologist and folklorist, he spent decades documenting Native communities, regional history, and cultural traditions. His books are especially known for bringing together archaeology, ethnography, and a deep knowledge of Louisiana’s past.
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The Caddo Indians of Louisiana
by Clarence H. Webb, Hiram F. Gregory
About the author
Hiram F. "Pete" Gregory Jr. is an American anthropologist, archaeologist, folklorist, and ethnohistorian whose work has focused on Louisiana and the wider Caddo region. Sources available online identify him as a professor at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and as a scholar who worked with Louisiana Indian communities beginning in the early 1960s.
He is associated with several well-known works on regional history and Native peoples, including The Historic Indian Tribes of Louisiana and The Caddo Indians of Louisiana. He has also been recognized for teaching and public humanities work connected to archaeology, folklife, and local history.
A tribute site created in his honor describes a career of more than 60 years of teaching, storytelling, and preservation work, including involvement with the Williamson Museum, Native American Crafts Day, and the Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. That mix of scholarship and community engagement helps explain why his writing remains useful to readers interested in Louisiana’s people, places, and cultural memory.