Quapaw
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A person from a Native American group in the Arkansas River valley in Arkansas
- noun
- /ˈkwɑːpɔː/
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Quapaw
- During the celebration, members of the Quapaw tribe shared traditional stories and dances with the community.
Examples
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And hundreds of years before them, it was the garden of the Choctaw and Quapaw tribes.
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John Berrey, Chairman of the Quapaw Tribe (Oklahoma), claims:
Blog text (31) -
The Quapaw Indians: A History of the Downstream People. Baird. (L. M. Hauptman) 5(4):360.
Academic text (1992) -
The Quapaw are known for their vibrant cultural heritage and history in the Arkansas river valley.
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The Quapaw people have played a significant role in the history of Native American tribes in the southeastern United States.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quapaw comes from the tribe's own name and is often said to mean 'downstream people' because they lived along the Arkansas River, so Quapaw refers to a member of that people.