Quapaw tribe

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The Quapaw tribe is a Native American people originally from the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys who later settled in what is now Arkansas and are part of the Dhegiha Siouan-speaking groups.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Quapaw people 9
Quapaw Nation 4
Quapaw tribe canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dhegiha Siouan people
Indigenous people of the United States
Native American tribe
affectedBy epidemic diseases after European contact
autonym Ogáxpa
continent North America
culturalRegion Plains (historical connections)
Southeastern Woodlands
economicActivity agriculture
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe United States
forcedRemoval 19th century
governingBody Quapaw Nation
linked to: Quapaw tribe
headquarters Quapaw, Oklahoma
historicalState Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
historicalTerritoryFeature Mississippi River
lower Arkansas River
language Quapaw language
languageFamily Siouan languages
languageStatus endangered language
laterRegion Arkansas
nameMeaning “downstream people”
neighboringHistoricGroup Caddo peoples
linked to: Caddo

Natchez people
Tunica peoples
originalRegion Mississippi River Valley
Ohio River Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region
populationTrend decline after European contact
primaryState Oklahoma
recognizedBy Bureau of Indian Affairs
relatedEthnicGroup Kansa tribe
linked to: Kansa (Kaw) tribe

Omaha tribe
Osage Nation
Ponca tribe
linked to: Ponca
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationType tribal jurisdictional area
subgroupOf Dhegiha branch of Siouan
traditionalHousing longhouses
thatched houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
maize cultivation
treaty Treaty of 1818 with the United States
linked to: Convention of 1818

Treaty of 1824 with the United States
Treaty of 1833 with the United States
linked to: Treaty of 1833

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Kaw Nation relatedEthnicGroup Quapaw tribe
Arkansas River region historicallyUsedBy Quapaw Nation
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Omaha people relatedEthnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Osage Nation relatedEthnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Arkansas River namedAfter Arkansa (Quapaw) people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Siouan languages associatedWithEthnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Ponca relatedTo Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Quapaw federallyRecognizedTribe Quapaw Nation
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Kaw people relatedEthnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Omaha tribe relatedEthnicGroup Quapaw tribe
Quapaw tribe governingBody Quapaw Nation
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Kansas (Kaw) people isRelatedEthnicallyTo Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Quapaw language ethnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Quapaw language spokenBy Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Dhegihan branch associatedWithEthnicGroup Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Dhegihan languages traditionalSpeakers Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
Dhegihan languages ethnicGroup Quapaw Nation
linked to: Quapaw tribe