Ponca

[ pong-kuh ]

/ ˈpɒŋ kə /

a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.

the Siouan language of the Ponca, mutually intelligible with Omaha.

Example sentences from the Web for ponca

I knew him in the Ponca camp, and something whispers to me that he will let us have some feed for the cow.

Lydia Knight's History |Susa Gates
The Ponca Indians bury their dead in a shallow hole, packing a mound of sward over the body.

A String of Pearls |Various
Ponca Compound is also valuable during gestation and after parturition.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 |Various
Its population was sometimes increased by visitors from the large Ponca Village, and from a Yankton village not far away.

Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army |Augustus Meyers

Group of all the members of the Ponca delegation in Washington, November 14, 1877.

Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians |W. H. Jackson