Kansa (Kaw) tribe

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The Kansa (Kaw) tribe is a Native American people of the Great Plains, historically centered in what is now Kansas and closely related to other Dhegiha Siouan groups such as the Omaha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dhegiha Siouan people
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American tribe
associatedWithRiver Kansas River NERFINISHED
Missouri River NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Omaha tribe NERFINISHED
Osage Nation NERFINISHED
Ponca tribe NERFINISHED
Quapaw tribe NERFINISHED
colonialContactWith French explorers
Spanish authorities
United States explorers
culturalRevitalizationEffort language revitalization programs
preservation of traditional ceremonies
currentFederallyRecognizedEntity Kaw Nation of Oklahoma NERFINISHED
currentHeadquarters Kaw City, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
ethnicLanguageFamily Siouan languages NERFINISHED
ethnicSubgroupOf Dhegiha branch of Siouan
experiencedEvent forced removal to Indian Territory
federallyRecognizedBy United States NERFINISHED
governingBody Kaw Nation Tribal Council NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Kansa NERFINISHED
Kaw NERFINISHED
Kaw Nation NERFINISHED
historicalAllyAndRivalOf neighboring Plains tribes
historicalCenter present-day Kansas
historicalLifestyle semi-nomadic
historicalRegion Great Plains NERFINISHED
Lower Missouri River Valley NERFINISHED
languageFamily Dhegiha Siouan languages
nameGaveRiseTo Kansas River NERFINISHED
U.S. state of Kansas NERFINISHED
notableHistoricVillageLocation near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers
operates tribal government under a written constitution
populationTrend declined sharply in the 18th and 19th centuries
regionOfInfluence central Great Plains
removalDestination Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) NERFINISHED
sufferedFrom epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans
traditionalEconomy trade in hides and agricultural products
traditionalHousing earth lodges
tipis
traditionalLanguage Kansa language
traditionalReligion animist beliefs
ceremonial use of sacred bundles
traditionalSubsistence beans and squash agriculture
bison hunting
maize agriculture
treatySignatoryWith United States government NERFINISHED

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Iowa (Ioway) tribe relatedEthnicGroup Kansa (Kaw) tribe
Omaha tribe relatedEthnicGroup Kansa (Kaw) tribe
Quapaw tribe relatedEthnicGroup Kansa (Kaw) tribe
this entity surface form: Kansa tribe