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Wichita people have been a loose confederation of related peoples on the Southern Plains, including such bands or sub-tribes as Taovayas (Tawehash), Tawakonis, Wacos (who appear to have been the Yscani or Iscanis of earlier times), and Guichitas or Wichita Proper; smaller bands are listed as well: Akwits (also Akwesh, Asidahetsh, or Asidahesh ...
The Taovaya and other Wichita tribes lived in beehive shaped houses thatched with grass and surrounded by fields of maize and other crops. The Taovaya are part of the Wichita tribes, which also include the Tawakoni, Waco ; and Guichita or Wichita Proper. [3] The Taovaya originated in Kansas, and possibly southern Nebraska. [2]
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Stephen F. Austin's Republic of Texas drove the tribes out from central Texas. The Tawakoni helped convince the Comanche and the Wichita to sign a peace treaty with the United States government, [3] which became the first treaty signed between Plains Indians and the US. [3] In 1835, they signed a treaty with the United States at Camp Holmes.
A category for the Wichita people, its people, culture, and history. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. W. Wichita people (3 P)
Tennessee placenames of Native American origin (6 P) Pages in category "Native American history of Tennessee" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
Quivira was a province of the ancestral Wichita people, [1] located near the Great Bend of the Arkansas River in central Kansas, [1] The exact site may be near present-day Lyons extending northeast to Salina. The Wichita city of Etzanoa, which flourished between 1450 and 1700, is likely part of Quivira. [2]
The Kichai are not a distinct federally recognized tribe, but they are instead enrolled in the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. These tribes live mostly in Southwestern Oklahoma , particularly in Caddo County , to which they were forcibly relocated by the United States Government in the 19th century.