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''Connection in which they have become noted.''The Tonkawan tribes have the following claims to remembrance: <br> | ''Connection in which they have become noted.''The Tonkawan tribes have the following claims to remembrance: <br> | ||
#On account of the uniqueness of their language | #On account of the uniqueness of their language | ||
#For their reputed addiction to cannibalism | #For their reputed addiction to cannibalism | ||
#On account of the massacre perpetrated upon them partly in consequence of this reputation, as above described. The city of | #On account of the massacre perpetrated upon them partly in consequence of this reputation, as above described. The city of | ||
Tonkawa in Kay County, Oklahoma, perpetuates the name | |||
'''Waco.''' The Waco were a subtribe or tribe of the Wichita group which lived near the present Waco for a limited period before removal to Oklahoma. | '''Waco.''' The Waco were a subtribe or tribe of the Wichita group which lived near the present Waco for a limited period before removal to Oklahoma. | ||
'''Wichita.'''The Wichita lived for a time along both sides of Red River in northern Texas. (See Oklahoma.) | '''Wichita.'''The Wichita lived for a time along both sides of Red River in northern Texas. (See Oklahoma.) | ||
[[Category:Texas]] [[Category:Indians_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:Texas]] | ||
[[Category:Indians_of_the_United_States]] | |||