Wichita people

For residents in the city of Wichita, see List of people from Wichita, Kansas. For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation).

"Wichita Indians" redirects here. For the baseball team, see Wichita Indians (baseball).

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes

kirikir?i:s Kitikiti'sh
Wichita grass lodge, near Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, c. 1885–1900
Total population
2,953 (2018)
Regions with significant populations
United States (Oklahoma, formerly Kansas and Texas)
Languages
English, formerly Wichita and Kichai
Religion
Native American Church, Christianity, Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Caddo, Pawnee, Arikara, Kichai, Caddoan Mississippian culture

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The Wichita people, or Wichita: kirikir?i:s, are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. Their ancestral homelands are in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.

Today, Wichita tribes, which include the Kichai people, Waco, Taovaya, Tawakoni, Yscani, and the Wichita proper (or Guichita), are federally recognized as the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakoni).