Quapaw Tribe

Location

• Orgianlly from Arkansas
• Forced to move to Oklahoma where they are currently living

Daily Life

• Men- some were hunters while others went to fight
• Women- usually did all the farming and building of family homes
• Kids- did most of the chores around the tribe

Housing

• Most Quapaw people lived in small square houses
• The houses were made out of plaster and rivercane walls with thatched roofs
• A whole family would live in one house

Food

• Quapaw people were farmers amd hunters
• Women worked to raise crops -corn -beans -squash
• Men hunted deer and buffalo, they also fished in the small streams

Population

• The populattion for the Quapaw Tribe is only 1,927

Transportation

• The Quapaw people orginally used dogs pulling travios (a type of drag sled)
• Soon they started riding horses

Clothing

• Women wore long buckskin dresses
• Men wore buckskin shirts with leather legging
• Both male and female wore moccasins on their feet
• On cold days they wore long buffalo-hide robes

Crafts

• Quapaw artist are famous for their Native Pottery, Basketweaving, and Pipe Carving