Kiowa Tribe

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

Kiowa Tribe

Pronunciation

KY-oh-wuh

Self-Designated Name

[Gáuigú

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Carnegie, Oklahoma, where the Kiowa Tribe is headquartered.

Location

Carnegie, OK

Official Website

www.kiowatribe.org

Title of Tribal Leader

Tribal Chairman

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

Kiowa-Tanoan

Tribal Greeting

Háundéóñ:dé ém bóñ

Tribal Greeting (English)

It is good to see you

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

Apache Tribe, Comanche Nation, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes, Taos Pueblo (NM), Crow Tribe (MT)

View all tribal nations in Oklahoma today

A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Contact for Educators

Dr. Toni Tsatoke-Mule, Executive Director, Kiowa Education Agency (K.E.A.)

highereducation@kiowatribe.org

(405) 648-0916