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Kaw

American  
[kaw] / kɔ /

noun

  1. another name for Kansa.


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It has even lost Lay Kay Kaw, a new town built with Japanese funding in 2015 for the KNU, at a time when it was part of a ceasefire agreement with the central government.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

“We have been separated from our grandfather for more than 150 years,” said Jim Pepper Henry, vice chair of the Kaw Nation, upon the occasion, “and we look forward to being reacquainted.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The saxophonist Jim Pepper was Kaw and Muscogee Creek, and several of his compositions featured a Native American chorus.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

Lay Kay Kaw enjoys unique status as a settlement established to promote reconciliation.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

Gwystyl, with Kaw clinging to his shoulder, dashed into the fray.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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