Kaw Nation

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The Kaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from what is now Kansas and Oklahoma, historically known as the Kanza or Kansa people.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kaw Nation Tribal Council 1
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Plains Indians
culturalRevitalization language revitalization efforts
preservation of traditional ceremonies
ethnicGroupOf Kaw people
forcedRemoval relocated from Kansas to Indian Territory
gaveNameTo Kansas River
Kansas
surface form: State of Kansas
governedBy elected officials
hasAlternativeName Kansa
Kąⁿza
surface form: Kanza

Kaw
hasCitizenship tribal citizenship for enrolled members
hasCulturalHeritage oral traditions
traditional arts and crafts
traditional songs and dances
hasFlag flag of the Kaw Nation
hasGovernment tribal government
hasSeal tribal seal of the Kaw Nation
historicalEvent experienced land cessions in the 19th century
historicalTerritory Great Plains
Kansas River
surface form: Kansas River valley
languageFamily Siouan languages
languageTraditionallySpoken Kansa language
originallyFrom Kansas
Oklahoma
partOf Native American tribes in Kansas history
Native American tribes in Oklahoma
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Omaha tribe
Osage Nation
Ponca
surface form: Ponca tribe

Quapaw tribe
religion Christianity
subgroupOf Siouan languages
surface form: Dhegiha Siouan
subjectOf ethnographic research
studies in Native American history
traditionalReligion traditional Kaw spiritual practices
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
bison hunting
treatyHistory entered into treaties with the United States government in the 19th century

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
Charles Curtis ethnicGroup Kaw Nation
Indian Charley ethnicGroup Kaw Nation
subject surface form: Charles Curtis
Kansa language ethnicPopulation Kaw Nation
Kaw federallyRecognizedTribeName Kaw Nation
Charles Curtis memberOf Kaw Nation
Kaw sovereignGovernment Kaw Nation
this entity surface form: Kaw Nation Tribal Council