1
plural Kiowa or Kiowas
: a member of an Indigenous people of the southern Great Plains
Note: Modern-day members live as the federally recognized Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
2
: the language of the Kiowa people
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In October 2022, a 1,503-square-foot home on Kiowa Circle in San Jose sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,065.
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, March 5, Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison will join us for a TVLine Spotlight conversation, the latest in a series of in-person Q&A events featuring your favorite television stars and creators.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025
The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to solve the mysteries behind violent crimes on their reservation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, March 5, Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison will join us for a TVLine Spotlight conversation, the latest in a series of in-person Q&A events featuring your favorite television stars and creators.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025
The series is set in the ’70s and stars Zahn McClarnon as Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn who works with officers Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) to solve the mysteries behind violent crimes on their reservation.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The series, which also stars Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison, follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), Jim Chee (Gordon) and Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Kiowa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kiowa. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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