Tonkawa Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma

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

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma

Pronunciation

TONK-uh-wuh

Self-Designated Name

Tickanwa•tic - Tich kun wa tich

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

Location

Tonkawa, OK

Official Website

www.tonkawatribe.com

Title of Tribal Leader

President

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

Lipan Apache

Tribal Greeting

Ho! Henox Yelkwa?

Tribal Greeting (English)

Hello, how are 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

Lipan Apache

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