Kaw Nation

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The Kaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from what is now Kansas and Oklahoma, historically known as the Kanza or Kansa people.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kaw Nation canonical 16
Kaw Nation Tribal Council 2
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
country United States
culturalRegion Plains Indians
culturalRevitalization language revitalization efforts
preservation of traditional ceremonies
ethnicGroupOf Kaw people
forcedRemoval relocated from Kansas to Indian Territory
gaveNameTo Kansas River
State of Kansas
linked to: Kansas
governedBy elected officials
hasAlternativeName Kansa
Kanza
linked to: Kąⁿza

Kaw
hasCitizenship tribal citizenship for enrolled members
hasCulturalHeritage oral traditions
traditional arts and crafts
traditional songs and dances
hasFlag flag of the Kaw Nation
hasGovernment tribal government
hasSeal tribal seal of the Kaw Nation
historicalEvent experienced land cessions in the 19th century
historicalTerritory Great Plains
Kansas River valley
linked to: Kansas River
languageFamily Siouan languages
languageTraditionallySpoken Kansa language
originallyFrom Kansas
Oklahoma
partOf Native American tribes in Kansas history
Native American tribes in Oklahoma
recognizedBy United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Omaha tribe
Osage Nation
Ponca tribe
linked to: Ponca

Quapaw tribe
religion Christianity
subgroupOf Dhegiha Siouan
linked to: Siouan languages
subjectOf ethnographic research
studies in Native American history
traditionalReligion traditional Kaw spiritual practices
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
bison hunting
treatyHistory entered into treaties with the United States government in the 19th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Charles Curtis ethnicGroup Kaw Nation
Charles Curtis memberOf Kaw Nation
Charles Curtis ethnicGroup Kaw Nation
subject linked to: Indian Charley
Kaw federallyRecognizedTribeName Kaw Nation
Kaw sovereignGovernment Kaw Nation Tribal Council
linked to: Kaw Nation
Kansa language ethnicPopulation Kaw Nation
Kansa language associatedWithTribe Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Kaw Nation
Kaw City, Oklahoma isSeatOf Kaw Nation government
linked to: Kaw Nation
Kaw City, Oklahoma namedAfter Kaw Nation
Kąⁿza peopleAlsoKnownAs Kaw Nation
Kansa hasAlternativeName Kaw Nation
Kansa governingBody Kaw Nation Tribal Council
linked to: Kaw Nation
Kaw people sovereignEntity Kaw Nation
Kaw language associatedPeople Kaw Nation
Kaw language associatedTribe Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Kaw Nation
Káⁿza spokenBy Kaw Nation
Dhegihan languages ethnicGroup Kaw Nation