page_title: American Indians of Iowa
section_title: Dhegihan-Siouan speaking tribes
hierarchical_section_title: American Indians of Iowa / Prehistoric period / Dhegihan-Siouan speaking tribes
context_page_description: American Indians of Iowa include numerous Native American tribes and prehistoric cultures that have lived in this territory for thousands of years. There has been movement both within the territory, by prehistoric cultures that descended into historic tribes, and by other historic tribes that migrated into the territory from eastern territories. In some cases they were pushed by development pressure and warfare.
context_section_description: The following tribes arrived in the late prehistoric period:
  Kaw (Kansa)
  Omaha
  Osage
  Ponca
  The Dhegiha lived near the Missouri in the very Late Prehistoric and historic periods; they appear to have migrated to the region from the south or southeast. Their origin location is debated.
caption: Moni Chaki, Ponca, 1898
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