Kaw

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The Kaw, also known as the Kansa, are a Native American tribe originally from the central Midwestern United States, particularly the region that is now Kansas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kaw canonical 5
Kaw (ksk) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
affectedBy U.S. westward expansion
smallpox epidemics
alternateName Kansa
linked to: Missouri
associatedRiver Kansas River
autonym Kąⁿza
country United States
culturalRegion Great Plains
Prairie-Plains
linked to: Great Plains
ethnonymMeaning people of the south wind
federallyRecognizedTribeName Kaw Nation
forcedRemovalTo Indian Territory
hasTribalEnrollment citizens of Kaw ancestry
headquartersLocation Kaw City, Oklahoma
historicalEconomy fur trade participation
historicalTerritory present-day Kansas
present-day Missouri
present-day Nebraska
language Kansa language
languageFamily Siouan languages
nameEtymologyOf Kansas
originallyFrom central Midwestern United States
populationTrend decline after European contact
recognizedBy United States government
relatedEthnicGroup Omaha
Osage
linked to: Osage Nation

Ponca
Quapaw
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
sovereignGovernment Kaw Nation Tribal Council
linked to: Kaw Nation
subgroupOf Dhegiha Siouan
linked to: Siouan languages
traditionalCrop beans
maize
squash
traditionalHousing earth lodges
tipis
traditionalRegion Lower Kansas River valley
linked to: Kansas River
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
bison hunting
treatyRelationshipWith United States
U.S._state Oklahoma

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Kaw language hasEthnologueEntry Kaw (ksk)
linked to: Kaw
Káⁿza alternateName Kaw