Arkansas History Presentation

1. Quapaw
By Heather Johnson

2. Culture
● Quapaw divided labor based on genders.
● Women jobs were to be farmers and gathers while the men did the hunting
● Food the women gathered. Mazie, squash, beans, sunflowers, and more.
● Animals the men hunted. Buffalo

3. History
● Relations - Kansa, Omaha, Osage, and Ponca people
● Christans
● Quapaw means “downstream people”.
● They defended the Mississippi River against pro-British Chickasaw

4. Important People
● Saracen (Leader of the tribe)

5. Where they lived
● They lived in four villages near the confluence of the Arkansas and
Mississippi Rivers.

6. Time period
● 1700-1800