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This is our collection of links to Kansa legends and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same story are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Kansa, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Omaha and Osage are very similar.
Wakanda (also spelled Waucondah or Wakonda):
The great Creator God of the Kansa and their relatives. Wakanda is an abstract spirit
who is never personified in Kansa legends, but observes the behavior of the Kansa people and may
reward or punish people who deserve it. Since the arrival of Christian missionaries, Wakanda has
become identified with the Biblical God, and today most Kansa people consider them to be one
and the same.
Spiritual Origin:Legends of the Kaw: The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley:
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