Native American Culture

Quapaw sybols and society are based around hunting, agriculture and farming. They grew crops, tended fields and added to their food supplies by hunting or fishing. Mothers wore cradleboards to...

The Native American tribe called the Ugahxpa ("the People") by the tribe itself is more commonly known as the Quapaw ("downriver people") or Arkansa to others. It is thought that the state of...

Before the arrival of the Spanish and French explorers, the Quapaw were part of a larger Sioux language group that split apart from the Omaha Indians. The Quapaw, or downstream people, located...

The Quapaw Indians are a Native American people. Originally a Plains tribe of North America, they belonged to the Sioux language group. This tribe is also called the "Arkansas Indians"....

The Quapaw of the southern United States traditionally lived in long rectangular houses built of a pole framework and covered by cypress bark. The houses often were home to several families, who...

This article examines the economy of the Quapaw Indians of Arkansas. Quapaw Indians were one of the most advanced and sophisticated tribes of what is now the United States and were important...

The state of Arkansas credits its name to the Quapaw Indians who lived in the Arkansas area. In the late 1600's French explorers were traveling through the region with Illini Indian guides. The...