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Click for full PDF: The image shows a typed document titled "Kansa Origins: An Alternative," discussing linguistic and ethnographic studies of the Kansa language, which is linked to the Dhegiha subgroup of the Siouan language family, closely related to Osage, Omaha, and Ponca. The document references Dorsey's work from 1885 to 1897 and explores tribal legends and migrations from the east of the Mississippi.
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The image shows a typed document titled "Kansa Origins: An Alternative," discussing linguistic and ethnographic studies of the Kansa language, which is linked to the Dhegiha subgroup of the Siouan language family, closely related to Osage, Omaha, and Ponca. The document references Dorsey's work from 1885 to 1897 and explores tribal legends and migrations from the east of the Mississippi.

Name/Title

Research Paper

Entry/Object ID

2001.15.3855

Context

Research paper written/presented by Alfred E. Johnson at the 46th annual plains conference (Nov 4, 1988) in Wichita, KS. Includes a news story about a Smithsonian archaeologist researching the King Hill artifacts.

Collection

Archaeology Documents, 23BN1

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Paper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson, Alfred E.

Related Places

Place

Location

23 BN 1

County

Buchanan County

State/Province

Missouri