Quapaw

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The Quapaw are a Native American people originally from the lower Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, now primarily associated with northeastern Oklahoma.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian reservation
Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
Siouan language
federally recognized tribe in the United States
alternativeName Akansa NERFINISHED
Akansea NERFINISHED
Arkansas NERFINISHED
contactWith French explorers
Spanish colonists
United States government NERFINISHED
country United States
culturalRegion Plains
Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
currentlyBasedIn northeastern Oklahoma
ethnicallyRelatedTo Kansa NERFINISHED
Omaha NERFINISHED
Osage NERFINISHED
Ponca NERFINISHED
federallyRecognizedTribe Quapaw Nation NERFINISHED
governingBody Quapaw Business Committee NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Quapaw, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
historicallyAssociatedWith Arkansas River valley NERFINISHED
Mississippi River NERFINISHED
language Quapaw language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Dhegiha Siouan NERFINISHED
location Ottawa County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED
nativeName Ogáxpa NERFINISHED
notableReservationArea Quapaw Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
originalHomeland lower Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED
lower Ohio River valley
primaryState Oklahoma NERFINISHED
recognizedBy United States federal government NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
subgroupOf Dhegiha Siouan peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalPoliticalOrganization village-based leadership
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
maize agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes present-day Arkansas
present-day Illinois
present-day Louisiana
present-day Mississippi
present-day Missouri
treatySignatoryWith United States NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kaw
Omaha
relatedEthnicGroup
Crow ("Apsaroke")
alsoKnownAs
Southeastern Woodlands
includesPeople

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