The Wichita people, or Kitikiti'sh, are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. They are indigenous to Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.

Wichita, North American Indian people of Caddoan linguistic stock who originally lived near the Arkansas River in what is now the state of Kansas. They were encountered by the Spanish in the mid-16th century and became the first group of Plains Indians subject to missionization.

May 17, 2018 · The Wichita are a Southern Plains American Indian group located aboriginally in present-day Kansas and Oklahoma in an area encompassing the Arkansas, Cimarron, and Canadian rivers.

The Wichita Indian Nation, whose rich history is interwoven with the fabric of the Great Plains, traces its roots back to the Caddoan linguistic family. Emerging as a distinct group in present-day Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, the Wichita people developed a unique cultural identity characterized by their domed grass lodges and a lifestyle ...

Today, the tribe is officially recognized as the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, which includes the Wichita, Keechi, Waco, and Tawakoni Indians. Located in Anadarko, Oklahoma, the tribe numbers about 2,400 members.

For thousands of years, Wichita served as a gathering place for nomadic people, eventually becoming a trading post along the Chisholm Trail. Cattle drives, oil discoveries and aircraft …

Nov 10, 2023 · Two hundred years ago, more than two dozen Native American tribes hunted buffalo along the plains of south-central Kansas before they were displaced by European explorers and settlers. Learning...

Feb 1, 1996 · The Wichita band of Indians was one of several bands that composed the Wichita confederacy. The name Wichita is first found in the early seventeenth century in historical records of French traders, who used the word Ousitas to identify one band of Indians who lived near the Arkansas River in present Oklahoma.

The city of Wichita occupies the traditional homelands and hunting and camping territories of several Native American nations, including the Kiowa, Kaw, Osage, Wichita, the people of the Seven Council Fires, and many other Indigenous caretakers of this land and water.

The culture, history and ancestors of the Kirikir?i:s–the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes–can be traced back to the Central and Southern Plains since prehistoric times. Our people include the Wichita Proper, Waco, Taovaya, Tawakoni and Kichai. Wichita legends tell us that the history of our people forms a cycle.