Ponca

The Ponca (Pánka iyé: Pánka or Ppánkka pronounced ) are a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Dhegihan branch of the  Siouan language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Their traditions and historical accounts suggest they originated as a tribe east of the Mississippi River in the Ohio River valley area and migrated west for game and as a result of Iroquois wars.