Kaw Nation

Political Name: Kaw Nation

Pronunciation: Kah

Self-Designated Name: Kaáⁿze

Title of Tribal Leader: Chair

Language: Siouan (Siouan-Catawban)

Tribal Greeting: Hawé/Ho (Hello [female/male])

Cultural Relatives: Osage, Ponca, Omaha, Quapaw

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Kaw City, Oklahoma, where the Kaw Nation is headquartered.
Kaw Nation is headquartered in Kaw City, OK.
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).
This map illustrates the homelands of tribal nations in Oklahoma today.