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Created page with "== Pre-Colonial Period == The region now known as Kansas was originally inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Kansa (Kaw), Osage, Pawnee, and Wichita. These tribes were primarily semi-nomadic, relying on a combination of agriculture, hunting, and gathering. The Kansa people, for whom the state is named, lived in the northeastern part of the state along the Kansas River. == European Expl..."