▁historic ▁territ ories ▁where ▁Europe ans ▁encountered ▁them . ▁The ▁I ro qu ois ▁inv aded ▁and ▁attacked ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁area ▁of ▁present - day ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁hunting ▁grounds . ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁placed ▁these ▁events ▁as ▁occurr ing ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th   century , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th   century ▁Be aver ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Through ▁war fare , ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁drove ▁several ▁tribes ▁to ▁migr ate ▁west ▁to ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁their ▁histor ically ▁traditional ▁lands ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁Trib es ▁origin ating ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁who ▁moved ▁west ▁included ▁the ▁Os age , ▁K aw , ▁Pon ca ▁and ▁O ma ha ▁people . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century , ▁they ▁had ▁res ett led ▁in ▁their ▁historical ▁lands ▁in ▁present - day ▁Kansas , ▁Neb r aska , ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Oklahoma . ▁The ▁Os age ▁war red ▁with ▁C add o - spe aking ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁disp la cing ▁them ▁in ▁turn ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁domin ating ▁their ▁new ▁historical ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁O asis amer ica ▁ ▁P ue blo ▁people ▁ ▁The ▁P ue blo ▁people ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁South western ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁northern ▁Mexico , ▁living ▁conditions ▁were ▁that ▁of ▁large ▁stone ▁a partment ▁like ▁ad obe ▁structures . ▁They ▁live ▁in ▁Arizona , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Ut