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Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
The Kaw Nation (or Kanza or Kansa) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. The Kaw people historically lived in the central Midwestern United States . They have also been called the "People of the South wind", [ 2 ] "People of water", Kansa , Kaza , Konza , Conza , Quans , Kosa , and Kasa .
The Treaty was thus disputed, including through warfare, for several decades. [5] The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri was established by an 1815 treaty, and they relocated from Iowa and Illinois to northeastern Missouri. In 1824, they moved again to the Platte Valley. Sac leader, Black Hawk led his people in a war against the United States in 1832.
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska (4 P) W. Wichita tribe (1 C, 14 P) Wyandot (5 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Kansas"
Kansas City. BBQ Capital of the World [14] City of Fountains [15] Cowtown [14] Jazz Capital of the World [14] K.C. (inspiring the nickname of Casey Stengel, among others) [14] KCMO [14] Paris of the Plains [16] King City – The Gem of the Highway [17] Kirkwood – The Green Tree City [18] Lathrop – Mule Capital of the World [19]
The latest lottery results for Missouri and Kansas, continuously updated
Kansas: May 12, 1832: Kansa via French: kką:ze via Cansez [41] Named after the Kansas River, [42] [43] which in turn was named after the Kaw or Kansas tribe. [9] The name seems to be connected to the idea of "wind". [44] Kentucky: April 28, 1728: Iroquoian (see Meaning and notes) Originally referring to the Kentucky River.
Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita; however, the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City metropolitan area split between Kansas and Missouri. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Indigenous tribes.