The Quapaw Tribe

General Information

• Division of Dhegiha Sioux
• Pronounced "Quaw-paw"
• Regonized by government
• Name means "downstream people"

Oringial Location

• Arkansas
• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Tennesse
• Near rivers

Daily Life

• Men:hunted,war,and were cheifs
• Women:farmed,child bearers
• Everyone:sotries,art,music,craft.
• Children:hunted,helped,farmed

Housing

• Wattle/Daub houses
• Women built
• Plaster,rivercane,thatched roof.
• In settled villages

Food

• Women grew:
• Corn,beans squash.
• Men/children fished
• Seasonal buffalo hunt

Food Cerimonies

• Host painted black/red
• He served food
• Ate two-four dishes at once
• Host would'nt eat

Spirtiual Belifes

• Believed life after death
• Either joy or tourment
• God was Wah-Kon-Tah
• Used Peyote religiously
• Believed in sprirts

Death Ceromonies

• Left gifts for journey
• Buried in grave/house
• House lit on fire if buried
• Fire to keep corpse warm