Quapaw And Osage Tribe Similarities

Quapaw, Osage, and Caddo have many similarities as well as differences. For example: their religion, food acquisition, food production, and social structure. In this essay, there will be comparisons between the tribes as well as distinctive differences in each tribe. In this paper, information about these tribes will be further explored. To begin with, Quapaw’s and Osage tribes had a close resemblance in what language they spoke. Their religion was very similar as well, they both believed in a supernatural being (Wakondah) created the world before they arrived from the womb of the earth to live among it. Their interpretations were slightly different though. Quapaw’s believed the sun, moon, thunder, and animals had supernatural tendencies and spiritual gifts.

Unlike the other tribes, who focused mostly on agriculture and had additional means of food. Osage people were very dependent upon hunting, crops, and gathering of nuts and fruit. In addition, Social structure was another important factor pertaining to each tribe, Quapaw society was arranged by inherited statuses and relations that were acquired by marriage. Each person in the tribe belonged to a group of descent they received from their father’s side. People were divided into two groups sky and earth people, this also determined who a person could marry. Osage Indians were organized into cosmological principles that defined the dimensions pertaining to the universe. The houses were arranged on each side of the main road to symbolize the underworld and the sky above. In the center of the village, two leaders resided along with the people who were assigned as sky or earth people. The population was split into five groups, referred to as bands. Each band had its own village, maintained by religious leaders called “Little Old Men”. Men and women had to marry outside of their clan and outside of their