The Quapaw host cultural events throughout the year, primarily held at the tribal museum. These include
Indian dice games, traditional singing, and classes in traditional arts
, such as finger weaving, shawl making, and flute making. In addition, Quapaw language classes are held there.
Why were clans important to Quapaw?
Ancestry was
traced through the father
, and children adopted their father's clan, a social unit associated with and named after a respected animal, celestial body, or weather phenomenon. Each clan had specific ceremonial responsibilities and was divided into two groups, the Earth People and the Sky People.
What made the Quapaw tribe unique?
In marriage, the Quapaw, unlike many southern tribes, were
patrilineal, tracing descent through the father's family
, and patrilocal, meaning that wives lived with their husbands' families. A Quapaw of one moiety could not marry a person from the same moiety.
What did the Quapaw make?
The Quapaw Indians lived in settled villages of small, square houses. Quapaw houses were made of
plaster and rivercane walls with thatched roofs
. Here are some pictures of Indian houses like the ones the Quapaw used.
What river did Quapaw control?
The Quapaw moved down
the Mississippi River
into Arkansas, this is the origin of the word Ogaxpa, which can be translated as “downstream people”. Tribal history indicates that as the Dhegiha people were moving they came upon the river, and a dense fog had arisen.
What does Quapaw mean in English?
The name of the tribe, Quapaw, signifies “
downstream people
;” Omaha being translated “those going against the wind or current.”
What is the Quapaw culture?
They were a
sedentary, agricultural people who
lived in fortified villages of communal bark-covered lodges built on mounds. They were also skillful artisans noted for their red-on-white pottery. Quapaw. Related Topics: Plains Indian.
What happened to the Quapaw tribe?
In the spring of 1827,
the Red River flooded on multiple occasions destroying the fields
which the Quapaw had planted. Coupled with disease, many in the tribe perished including members of Saracen's family.
How did the Quapaw get their food?
The Quapaws had a thriving local food system in Arkansas with row crops and vegetables.
They hunted bison and deer for protein
. Their life was with the land and with the help of the land, they fed themselves well.
What happened to the Caddo tribe?
In the early 19th century,
Caddo people were forced to a reservation in Texas; they were removed to Indian Territory in 1859
. Today, the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe with its capital at Binger, Oklahoma.
What were Quapaw homes called?
The Quapaw lived in rectangular, bark-covered homes called
longhouses
. Longhouses were big enough to house several families. The Quapaw grew corn, gourds, pumpkins, sunflowers, beans, and squash. They also hunted such animals as bison (buffalo) and gathered nuts and berries.
The Wichita were most strongly allied with
the Waco and Kichai
and were enemies with the Apache and the Osage. In the early twenty-first century they share a reservation with the Caddo and Delaware. The Wichita were a small, peaceful tribe who farmed for centuries in the fertile river valleys of Kansas.
What Indian tribe was in Arkansas?
History of the Tribes
Those most prevalent in Arkansas included
the Caddos, Quapaws, Osages and later, Cherokees
, as they traveled through Arkansas on the Trail of Tears to present day Oklahoma.
What tribe owns downstream?
Downstream Development Authority of
the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
, doing business as Downstream Casino Resort, owns and operates a casino resort.
What did the Osage natives identify themselves as?
Name. Osage (pronounced OH-sa-je). The Osage called themselves
the “Little Ones” and Ni-u-ko'n-ska, or the “Children of the Middle Waters
.” At the time of European contact the Osage were divided into two groups.
What language do the Quapaw speak?
Quapaw, or Arkansas, is
a Siouan language
of the Quapaw people, originally from a region in present-day Arkansas. It is now spoken in Oklahoma. It is similar to the other Dhegihan languages: Kansa, Omaha, Osage and Ponca.
