Kanza

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Kanza is another name for the Kaw people, a Native American tribe historically associated with the central plains region of what is now the United States.

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Kanza canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
sovereign tribal nation
alternateName Kansa
Kaw Nation
Kaw people
associatedRiver Kansas River
continent North America
country United States
culturalRegion Great Plains
cultureArea Plains Indians
currentPrimaryLocation Oklahoma
demographicType Native American tribe
eponymOf Kansas River
state of Kansas
ethnicClassification American Indian
linked to: Native Americans
ethnonymLanguage Siouan languages
federallyRecognizedBy United States government
governingBody Kaw Nation government
linked to: Kaw Nation
hasAutonym Kąⁿza
historicalEra 19th century United States expansion
pre-Columbian North America
languageFamily Siouan language family
notableFor influence on place names in Kansas
originalRegion Kansas River valley
central plains of the United States
present-day Kansas
present-day Missouri
present-day Nebraska
recognizedAs tribal nation in Oklahoma
relatedEthnicGroup Omaha
Osage
linked to: Osage Nation

Ponca
Quapaw
religion Christianity
traditional indigenous beliefs
subgroupOf Central Plains tribes
linked to: Plains Indians

Siouan peoples
traditionalEconomy semi-nomadic horticulture and hunting
traditionalHousing earth lodges
tipis
traditionalLanguage Kansa language
traditionalSubsistence beans cultivation
bison hunting
maize agriculture
squash cultivation
treatyRelationsWith United States

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Kaw people alternateName Kanza