Group
Ponca (Amerind tribe)
The Ponca are a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan language group.
There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
Their traditions and historical accounts suggest they originated as a tribe east of the Mississippi River in the Ohio River valley area and migrated west for game and as a result of Iroquois wars.The term Ponca is the name of a clan among the Kansa, Osage, and Quapaws.
The meaning of the name is "Cut Throat".
Member Cities
- Clay Center Clay Kansas United States Location
- Doniphan Doniphan Kansas United States Location
- Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Dunn North Dakota United States Location
- Fort Union Williams North Dakota United States Location
- Niobrara Knox Nebraska United States Location
- Omaha Douglas Nebraska United States Location
- Pierre Hughes South Dakota United States Location
- Ponca City Kay Oklahoma United States Location
- Sioux City Woodbury Iowa United States Location
- Spiro Le Flore Oklahoma United States Location
- Wardsville Cole Missouri United States Location
- Washington District of Columbia Dist of Columbia United States Location