The Ponca People’s Ancestry
The Ponca people are part of the Dhegihan tribe, which belongs to the Siouan language, and they are Natives of Midwestern America. The name Ponca belongs to the Kansa, Ouapaws, and Osage clan, meaning ‘Cut Throat.’ The Ponca people are subdivided into two major tribes, namely the Nebraska Ponca tribe and the Indian tribe of Oklahoma. The Ponca people’s historical accounts show that they originated from east of the Mississippi





