Tonkawa tribe

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alliedWith Texan settlers
gptkbp:annualEvent Tonkawa Powwow
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:artist
buffalo hunting
body painting
scalping enemies
gptkbp:diet buffalo
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Apache
gptkb:Wichita
gptkb:Comanche
gptkbp:enrollment open to documented descendants
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe Yes
gptkbp:forcedRemoval gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Tonkawa_Tribe_of_Indians_of_Oklahoma
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Central_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tonkawa tribe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tonkawa_language
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:language
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
tribal enterprises
casino operations
gptkbp:museum Tonkawa Tribal Museum, Oklahoma
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tonkawa_Massacre_(1862)
gptkbp:notableLeader Chief Plácido
gptkbp:notablePlace traditional drums
Tonkawa beadwork
gptkbp:population approximately 800 (21st century)
approximately 300 (early 19th century)
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Lipan_Apache
gptkb:Karankawa
gptkb:Caddo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional tribal religion
gptkbp:reservationStatus Tonkawa Tribal Reserve, Oklahoma
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling tipi
brush shelter
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle nomadic hunter-gatherers
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of 1855 with the United States
gptkbp:USGovernmentRecognition Yes
gptkbp:website https://www.tonkawatribe.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tonkaway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7