Wichita and Affiliated Tribes

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

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie)

Pronunciation

Wich-ih-tah, Kee-Chee, Wah-ko, Tuh-WAH-ko-nee

Self-Designated Name

kirikirʔi:s | Wichita + Keechi + Waco + Tawakonie

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Anadarko, Oklahoma, where the Wichita & Affiliated Tribes are headquartered.

Location

Anadarko, OK

Official Website

www.wichitatribe.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

Caddoan

Tribal Greeting

e:si:rasi:cʔa:kʔa

Tribal Greeting (English)

How are you all?

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

Caddo, Arikara, Pawnee

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