Kiowa
 Kiowa is pronounced ki-o-wa (ki--as in kite).Land: The Kiowa are a Native American
tribe of the southern plains. The Kiowa were part of the
Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 and were assigned a reservation in Oklahoma in
1868. Today there are more than 12,000 Kiowa, many of whom live
in Oklahoma and other areas of the Southwestern United States. .

Language:
The Kiowa
language seems to be related to the Tanoan-speaking Pueblos of the Rio Grande
Valley in New Mexico. Kiowa means "principal people" in the tribe's language.

Though this page has been carefully researched, the author does not
claim expertise on the Kiowa.
Please send questions, comments, and corrections to emuseum@mnsu.edu and include the web address of this page.
If you are Kiowa, your feedback is much appreciated.
Official Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma http://www.kiowaok.com/mission.htm
References:
- Dewey D. Tsonetokoy Sr. - Email
- Kiowa Tribe of
Oklahoma
- "Kiowa," Encyclopedia Americana. 1998
- "Kiowa," Microsoft Encarta. 1993.
- "Kiowa Indians," World Book Encylopedia. 1997.
Written by: Virginia Haase
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