QUAPAW TRIBE

LOCATION

• Midwest
• Ohio valley
• Arkansas

HOME/HOUSES

• Big (sometimes small)
• Plaster
• River cane
• W/ thatched roofs

DIET

• Corn
• Beans
• Pumpkins
• Squash
• Gourds
• Fish
• Deer
• Buffalo
• All these were served in clay bowls and eaten with buffalo horn spoons

CLOTHING

• Deerskin dresses
• Breechcloths
• Leather leggings
• Moccasins
• Buffalo hide robes
• Head dresses
• Beadwork etc.

ROLES

• Woman : farmed, built houses, cooked, made pottery and other crafts
• Men: hunted (food providers) war fighters
• Both genders took place in story telling

CEREMONIES

• Sun dances
• Sweat lodges
• & religious ceremonies which lasted up to two days

EXTRA

• Quapaw means "Downstream People"
• They used to be part of a larger group many years ago
• Very good at making canoes out of trees
• Very well known for their pottery making skills
• Believed they proved bravery by overcoming their pain
• They took steam baths as as means of purification