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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ponca people 13
Ponca canonical 6
Ponca tribe 5

How this entity was disambiguated

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 Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
linked to: Ponca

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Ponca
demographicType small population relative to other Plains tribes
economy mixed modern economy including tribal enterprises
ethnicGroupOf 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 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
Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
recognizedAs sovereign tribal nations within the United States legal framework
relatedTo Kansa people
linked to: Kaw people

Omaha people
Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation

Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

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