Ponca

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The Ponca are a Native American people originally from the Great Plains region, closely related to other Dhegiha Siouan tribes and known for their forced relocation and subsequent legal battles over tribal sovereignty.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ponca people 13
Ponca canonical 6
Ponca tribe 5

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American people
citizenship United States citizens
culturalArea Plains Indians
culturalRevitalization language preservation efforts
revival of traditional ceremonies
currentFederallyRecognizedTribe Ponca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

Ponca self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
demographicType small population relative to other Plains tribes
economy mixed modern economy including tribal enterprises
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
experienced allotment under the Dawes Act
forcedRelocation Indian Territory
Oklahoma
governedBy tribal council (modern era)
historicalTerritory Nebraska
South Dakota
involvedIn Standing Bear v. Crook
knownFor advocacy for Native civil rights
legal battles over tribal sovereignty
language Omaha–Ponca language
surface form: Ponca language
languageFamily Siouan languages
languageStatus endangered language
legalSignificance early U.S. federal court recognition of Native Americans as persons under the law
modernLocation Nebraska
Oklahoma
notableEvent forced removal from Nebraska in the 1870s
notableLeader Standing Bear
originalRegion Great Plains
Great Plains
surface form: Northern Plains
recognizedAs sovereign tribal nations within the United States legal framework
relatedTo Kaw people
surface form: Kansa people

Omaha people
Osage Nation
surface form: Osage people

Quapaw tribe
surface form: Quapaw people
subgroupOf Dhegiha Siouan peoples
sufferedFrom U.S. Indian removal policies
land dispossession
population decline in the 19th century
traditionalReligion traditional Siouan spiritual practices
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
bison hunting
fishing
treatyRelationsWith United States government

Referenced by (28)

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

Kaw relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
Kaw Nation relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca tribe
Omaha people relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Osage Nation relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Siouan languages associatedWithEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Winnebago relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Omaha relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
Ponca currentFederallyRecognizedTribe Ponca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Ponca currentFederallyRecognizedTribe Ponca self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Kansa relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
Kaw people relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Omaha tribe relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca tribe
Quapaw tribe relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca tribe
Kansas (Kaw) people isRelatedEthnicallyTo Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Oneota culture possibleDescendants Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Omaha–Ponca language spokenBy Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Omaha–Ponca language ethnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca tribe
Omaha–Ponca language usedBy Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Omaha–Ponca language usedBy Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Iowa (Ioway) tribe relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca tribe
Oto people relatedEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Otoe neighboringTribe Ponca
Dhegihan branch associatedWithEthnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Dhegihan languages traditionalSpeakers Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people
Dhegihan languages ethnicGroup Ponca
this entity surface form: Ponca people