Back ويتشيتا (قبيلة) Arabic ويتشيتا (مجموعه عرقيه فى اوكلاهوما) ARZ Вічыта Byelorussian Wichita (poble) Catalan Wichita (indfødte amerikanere) Danish Wichita (Volk) German Wichita (tribu) Spanish مردم ویچیتا Persian Wichitat Finnish Wichitas French
kirikir?i:s Kitikiti'sh | |
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.jpg) Wichita grass lodge, near Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, c. 1885–1900 | |
| Total population | |
| 2,953[1] (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 |
The Wichita people, or Wichita: kirikir?i:s,[2] are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. They are indigenous to Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas.[2]
Today, Wichita tribes, which include the Kichai people, Waco, Taovaya, Tawakoni, Yscani,[2] and the Wichita proper (or Guichita),[1] are federally recognized as the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakoni).
- ^ a b Gately, Paul (8 July 2018). "Native Americans chose Waco for water and abundance, like others". 10 KWTX. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Denetclaw, Pauly (2 July 2021). "Mapping Indigenous Communities of Texas: Wichita and Affiliations Tribes (Kirikir?i:s)". The Texas Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2025.