A Little HistoryThe Tonkawa belong to the Tonkawan linguistic family.� They have a distinct language; and their name, as that of the leading tribe, was applied to their linguistic family.� During the 18th and 19th Centuries, they lived in central Texas.� In 1884, they moved from Texas to Indian Territory and were assigned 91,000 acres of land previously assigned to the Nez Perce in Kay County, Oklahoma. |