Kiowa
Southern Plains tribe
Kiowa refers to a Native American people originally from the Great Plains, particularly present-day Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, known historically as skilled horsemen and warriors.
The term also designates their Tanoan language.
As a modifier, Kiowa describes things relating to this people: Kiowa traditions, Kiowa territory.
The Kiowa Apache are a distinct but historically allied group.
Advance arrangement to hold
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
treaties · federally recognized · elders · ancestors · descendants · ancestry · autonomy · allotment
Open grassy flatland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- bisonLarge wild ox
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
hunting grounds · Texas Panhandle · Great Plains · encampment · seasonal migration · open range · territory · landscape
Conical hide dwelling
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
spirituality · ceremonies · traditions · heritage · customs · beliefs · rituals · kinship
Free-roaming feral horse
- cavalryMounted military force
- buffalo huntPursuing large prairie mammals
- mountedFixed in position
- raidingSudden attack for plunder
pinto · warhorse · bridle · saddle · horsemanship · mobility · herd · breaking
Information-gathering before action
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airborneTraveling through air
surveillance · Bell · gunship
Relating to pitch
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- speakersAudio output devices
preservation · immersion · dictionary · linguistics · grammar · vocabulary · syllabary · oral tradition
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
sovereignty · treaties · federally recognized · elders · ancestors · descendants · ancestry · autonomy · allotment · Indian Territory
prairie
Open grassy flatland
nomadic · hunting grounds · Texas Panhandle · Great Plains · encampment · seasonal migration · open range · territory · landscape
tipi
Conical hide dwelling
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
cosmology · spirituality · ceremonies · traditions · heritage · customs · beliefs · rituals · kinship · clan
mustang
Free-roaming feral horse
- cavalryMounted military force
- buffalo huntPursuing large prairie mammals
- mountedFixed in position
raiding · pinto · warhorse · bridle · saddle · horsemanship · mobility · herd · breaking · stallion
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
airborne · surveillance · Bell · gunship
tonal
Relating to pitch
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
speakers · preservation · immersion · dictionary · linguistics · grammar · vocabulary · syllabary · oral tradition · elders
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Indigenous American LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Nahuatl, Quechua, Ojibwe
- Indigenous LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit
- Native American LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Lakota, Choctaw, Apache
- Native LanguagesCherokee, Navajo, Maori, Hawaiian, Gaelic
KiowaU.S. Cavalry
Mounted American military force
white settlers · colonizers · U.S. Army · European Americans · homesteaders