Illinois Confederation
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The Illinois Confederation was a group of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes centered in the Mississippi River valley, historically significant for their role in early French colonial relations and later U.S. treaty negotiations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Confederation canonical | 11 |
| Illiniwek Confederation | 1 |
| Illinois Nation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Illinois Confederation Context triple: [Treaty of Greenville, signatory, Illinois Confederation]
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Northwest Indian Confederacy
The Northwest Indian Confederacy was a late 18th-century alliance of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley region that united to resist United States expansion into their territories.
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Council of Three Fires
The Council of Three Fires was a long-standing political and military alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples that played a major role in the history of the Great Lakes region.
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C.
Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from the Southeastern United States, known for its forced relocation along the Trail of Tears and its contemporary self-governance and cultural preservation efforts in Oklahoma.
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D.
Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy was a powerful alliance of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America that played a major diplomatic and military role in colonial-era conflicts between European powers.
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E.
Shawnee Nation
The Shawnee Nation is a Native American tribe historically located in the Ohio Valley region, known for its resistance to U.S. expansion and for prominent leaders such as Tecumseh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Illinois Confederation Target entity description: The Illinois Confederation was a group of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes centered in the Mississippi River valley, historically significant for their role in early French colonial relations and later U.S. treaty negotiations.
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A.
Northwest Indian Confederacy
The Northwest Indian Confederacy was a late 18th-century alliance of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley region that united to resist United States expansion into their territories.
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B.
Council of Three Fires
The Council of Three Fires was a long-standing political and military alliance of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples that played a major role in the history of the Great Lakes region.
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C.
Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from the Southeastern United States, known for its forced relocation along the Trail of Tears and its contemporary self-governance and cultural preservation efforts in Oklahoma.
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D.
Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy was a powerful alliance of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America that played a major diplomatic and military role in colonial-era conflicts between European powers.
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E.
Shawnee Nation
The Shawnee Nation is a Native American tribe historically located in the Ohio Valley region, known for its resistance to U.S. expansion and for prominent leaders such as Tecumseh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American tribal confederation ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Illini
ⓘ
Illiniwek ⓘ Illinois Confederation ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Nation
|
| causeOfPopulationDecline |
displacement by European settlement
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ warfare with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
Eastern Woodlands
ⓘ
Osage Plains ⓘ
surface form:
Prairie–Plains borderlands
|
| engagedIn | fur trade with French colonists ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Mississippi River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River valley region
|
| hasPart |
Peoria tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahokia tribe
Kaskaskia tribe ⓘ Peoria tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Michigamea tribe
Moingwena tribe ⓘ Peoria tribe ⓘ Tutelo people ⓘ
surface form:
Tamaroa tribe
|
| influenced | naming of the U.S. state of Illinois ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algic language family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois Country
ⓘ
Mississippi River valley ⓘ Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi region
present-day Arkansas ⓘ present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Iowa ⓘ present-day Missouri ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Fox Tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Fox tribe
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Miami tribe ⓘ Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Sioux peoples
|
| notableFor |
alliances with French explorers and missionaries
ⓘ
land cessions through treaties ⓘ participation in colonial-era warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Algonquian peoples ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Native American religions ⓘ |
| significantIn |
French colonial history in North America
ⓘ
early French–Native American relations ⓘ early United States–Native American treaty history ⓘ history of the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| treatyPartnerOf |
British colonial authorities
ⓘ
France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
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Subject: Illinois Confederation Description of subject: The Illinois Confederation was a group of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes centered in the Mississippi River valley, historically significant for their role in early French colonial relations and later U.S. treaty negotiations.
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