Kansa
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Kansas,
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Kansa
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
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the Siouan language of the Kansa.
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Osweiler has been sacked 11 times in 10 quarters since replacing Manning in the third period against Kansa City three weeks ago.
From US News ● Dec. 2, 2015
Also known as the Kansa, the Kaw tribe gave Kansas its name.
From Time Magazine Archive
Five tribes are considered as belonging to this group of the Siouan linguistic family: Omaha, Ponca, Quapaw, Osage, and Kansa.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell
On the division, five or six lodges joined the Osage, two or three took refuge with the Kansa, and most of the remainder amalgamated with the Oto.
From The Siouan Indians by W. J. (William John) McGee
Kan'se, Kansa, or I'dats`ĕ, Holds-a-firebrand-to-the-sacred-pipes-in-order-to-light-them, or A'k`a i'niɥak`ăcin'a, South-wind people, or Tatse' i'niɥk`ăcin'a, Wind people, or Pe'tse i'niɥk`ăcin'a, Fire people.
From Siouan Sociology by James Owen Dorsey
Publicis Sports is teaming up with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to tackle the Wild West of college athlete endorsements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson puts in a solid debut and avoids making any major mistakes in a 20-12 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The tornado that transported Dorothy Gale from dusty Kansas to vibrant Oz might have swept up the village idiot instead.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Johnson was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022 and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2023 and 2024, before joining Tennessee in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Success in other states followed, with California, Kansas, Arizona, and Oregon passing laws in the next few years.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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