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_(14765828805).jpg) Three prominent Kaw chiefs: Al-le-ga-wa-ho, Kah-he-ga-wa-ti-an-gah, and Wah-ti-an-gah | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,126[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Oklahoma) (Kansas) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Kansa | |
| Religion | |
| Native American Church, Christianity, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Siouan and Dhegihan peoples |
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The Kaw people (also known as the Kanza) are a Native American people living in the central part of the Midwestern United States. The Kaw people have also been known as the "People of the South wind",[2] "People of water", Kansa, Kaza, Kosa, and Kasa. The US state of Kansas was named after the Kaw people. Kansas' capital city, Topeka, was named after a Kaw word meaning "a good place to dig potatoes".[3] The Kaw are closely related to the Osage Nation.
- ↑ 2011 Oklahoma Indian Nations Pocket Pictorial Directory. Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission. 2011: 17. Retrieved 4 Jan 2012.
- ↑ "Constitution of the Kaw Nation." Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine Kaw Nation. 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Giles, Frye William (1886). Thirty years in Topeka: a historical sketch. G. W. Crane & Co. p. 55. ISBN 9780598280701. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2011.