Quapaw Nation
The Quapaw (Ogaxpa, "Downstream People") are a Dhegihan Siouan-speaking people whose homeland was at the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers in present-day southeastern Arkansas. They are linguistically and culturally related to the Osage, Ponca, Omaha, and Kaw nations. The Quapaw entered into treaties with the United States that ceded their extensive Arkansas territories in the 1810s and 1820s. Today, the Quapaw Nation is headquartered in Quapaw, Oklahoma, and is known for its lead and zinc mining operations and cultural preservation efforts.
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia: Saracen, Quapaw Chief
Most Mentioned in Quapaw Nation-tagged Entries
People
- Capt. Clark (1)
Places
- Black hills (1)
- Kanzas river (1)
- Arkansas (1)
- Rocky Mountains (1)
- river platte (1)
- Yellowstone River (1)
- Missouri River (1)
- Saskashawan river (1)
- North Mountain creek (1)
- Little dog Ck. (1)
Wildlife
- buffaloe cow (1)
- burrowing or barking squirrels (1)
- beaver (1)
Territory & Encounter Locations
Journal Entries (1)
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