Quapaws

Example:The Quapaw Confederacy was a significant cultural and political alliance among Native American tribes in the southeastern United States.

Definition:A confederacy of Native American tribes originally including the Quapaw themselves. The confederacy was formed for mutual protection and shared interests.

Example:The Quapaws, like many other Native American tribes, faced significant challenges due to European colonization and expansion.

Definition:An indigenous person of the Americas, either North or South, who was born in the region before the arrival of Europeans, or, in some contexts, a person descended from such an indigenous person. The term encompasses a wide variety of tribes, including the Quapaws.