Kaw Nation

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Kaw Nation

Pronunciation

Kah

Self-Designated Name

Kaáⁿze

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Kaw City, Oklahoma, where the Kaw Nation is headquartered.

Location

Kaw City, OK

Official Website

www.kawnation.gov

Title of Tribal Leader

Chair

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Siouan (Siouan-Catawban)

Tribal Greeting

Hawé/Ho

Tribal Greeting (English)

Hello (female/male)

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Osage, Ponca, Omaha, Quapaw

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