Ponka

Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens, clans and phratry.  Often very little information is known or they no longer exist.  We have included them here to provide more information about the tribes. Chizhu. The 1st Ponka half-tribe, composed of 4 gentes. Dhighida. A Ponca gens, divided into the sub-gentes Sindeagdhe and Wamiitazhi, according to Dorsey. The meaning of the name is lost. Dtakhtikianpandhatazhi (does not eat deer and elk). Given as a subgens of the Ponca gens Nikapashna, but seemingly an error. Dtedhezedhatazhi (does not eat buffalo tongues). A subgens of the Ponca gens Washabe. J. O. Dorsey also gives … Read more