Illiniwek
E289746
The Illiniwek were a confederation of Native American tribes historically inhabiting the Mississippi River Valley region, particularly in what is now Illinois.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illiniwek canonical | 4 |
| Illini | 1 |
| Kaskaskia (Illinois subgroup) | 1 |
| Michigamea (Illinois subgroup) | 1 |
| Tamaroa (Illinois subgroup) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribal confederation
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonial expansion
ⓘ
epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans ⓘ intertribal warfare ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Illini
ⓘ
Illinois Confederation ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | Mississippian and Late Woodland cultural traditions in the Illinois region ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
Sioux people ⓘ
surface form:
Sioux tribes
|
| culturalPractice | village-based sedentary agriculture combined with seasonal hunting camps ⓘ |
| encountered |
French explorers
ⓘ
French missionaries ⓘ fur traders ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Mississippi River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River Valley
|
| historicalRegion |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Illinois
present-day Iowa ⓘ present-day Missouri ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| memberTribe |
Cahokia
ⓘ
Chepoussa ⓘ Kaskaskia ⓘ Michigamea ⓘ Moingwena ⓘ Peoria ⓘ Tamaroa ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | French adaptation of an Algonquian term related to “Illini” meaning “the men” or “the people” ⓘ |
| nameSourceFor |
Illinois River
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Illinois
|
| populationTrend | declined sharply after European contact ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Miami people
ⓘ
other Central Algonquian peoples ⓘ |
| religion | traditional indigenous spiritual practices ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Miami-Illinois language ⓘ |
| successorGroup |
Kaskaskia descendants within Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
ⓘ
Peoria tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
|
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ pre-contact North America ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | entered into land cession treaties with the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illini
this entity surface form:
Kaskaskia (Illinois subgroup)
this entity surface form:
Michigamea (Illinois subgroup)
this entity surface form:
Tamaroa (Illinois subgroup)