Missouri Trails To The Past

Quapaw Tribe

Modern day Arkansas and Southeast Missouri were the primary territory of the Quapaw tribe during the late 17thcentury through the 18th century (Key 2001:3).  The Quapaw held major power, especially in light of their location along the Missouri River and Arkansas River.  According to the website of the Quapaw Tribe, the Quapaw lived on the coast of the Atlantic with the Osage, who were also Missouri Indigenous peoples.  Access to a timeline informed by oral historical accounts, government records, and other historical texts, visit Quapaw Tribe’s page, Quapaw Tribal Information.

Information about the Quapaw Tribe at the University of Missouri can be accessed through Ellis Library.

Sources:
Key, J.P. 2001. “ ‘Masters of this country’: Quapaws and the environmental change in Arkansas.”  University of Arkansas, UMI Dissertations Publishing.  Retrieved from Proquest May 30, 2014.

Proctor, R.S. “Quapaw Tribal Information Chronological Order.”  Retrieved from [http://www.quapawtribalancestry.com/quapawtribalorder.htm] May 30, 2014.