Ponca Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma

Political Name: Ponca Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma

Pronunciation: Pon-kuh

Self-Designated Name: P'ą́'k'a

Title of Tribal Leader: Chairperson

Language: Siouan (Siouan-Catawban)

Tribal Greeting: _Ati'a (You arrived?)

Cultural Relatives: Omaha Tribe (NE), Kaw Nation, Quapaw Nation, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

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