Quapaw
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Quapaws,
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Quapaw
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Arkansas, now living mostly in northeastern Oklahoma.
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the Siouan language of the Quapaw.
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Farrell was born in Quapaw, Okla., on March 1, 1938.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
The Supreme Court case involved the Muscogee reservation, but later rulings upheld the historic reservations of other Native American tribes in Oklahoma, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Quapaw and Seminole nations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
The charges stem from a forensic audit and investigation that was initiated in June 2020 by the Quapaw Nation Gaming Authority.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2021
Betty is a member of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, which was based in Arkansas before being forcefully relocated to Oklahoma in the 1800s, and she felt as if she were returning home.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2017
“Fathers were real important to the Quapaw, so if yours died, you had to get another one. Instead of letting the grownups decide, they let the kids choose.”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
The Osages or Wos-sosh-ees, Quapaws, Kanzaus, Ottoes, O'Mahaus, Pawnees and Puncahs have made much less improvement in their mode of living.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck
The Sioux, Otoes, Omahaws, Osages, and Quapaws, constitute the leading members of this group.
From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The Quapaws, called by their Algonkin foes the Alkansas or Arkansas, settled on the Ohio, but were ultimately driven down the river by the Illinois to the region now bearing their name.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson
The "remnants" of tribes, Senecas, Shawnees, and Quapaws, associated with them in the agency, Neosho, that is, although not of evil disposition, were similarly agitated and with good reason.
From The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War by Annie Heloise Abel
The Quapaws were originally connected with the Osages.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by John Mason Peck
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