continued to use this term and adapted it as Arcansas. The French named the Arkansas River and Arkansas Post after the Quapaw. Other spellings in historical use included Akanza, Acansa, Acansea, Acansia, Accance, and Accancea.

English-speaking settlers who arrived later in the region adopted the name used by the French, adapting it to English spelling conventions. The term "Quapaw" comes from the American English attempt to say Ogáxpa.

History

Beginnings (before 1682)

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