Mayaimi

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Mayaimi refers to a Native American people who historically inhabited the region around Lake Okeechobee in present-day Florida.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mayaimi canonical 4
Mayaimi chiefdom 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
affectedBy European diseases
missionization and colonial disruption
slave raids
archaeologicalAssociation prehistoric sites around Lake Okeechobee
contactPeriod 16th century
contactWith Spanish colonizers
culturallyRelatedTo other South Florida indigenous groups (relationship uncertain)
cultureArea Everglades
surface form: Everglades and Lake Okeechobee region

Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
distinctFrom Miami people
surface form: Miami people of the Ohio Valley

modern city of Miami (though name is derived)
documentedIn Spanish colonial accounts
economyBasedOn fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
small‑scale agriculture (at least in part)
ethnicGroupOf region around Lake Okeechobee
historicalTerritory Lake Okeechobee basin
south‑central Florida
housingType villages near water bodies
knownFor complex wetland adaptation
inhabiting the shores and wetlands around Lake Okeechobee
languageFamily uncertain
locatedInThePresentDay Florida
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Lake Okeechobee
surface form: Lake Mayaimi
nameMeaning “big water” or “large water” (commonly interpreted)
populationTrend decline after European contact
regionCharacterizedBy lake shores
marshes
wetlands
regionNowIncludes Glades County, Florida
surface form: Glades County, Florida (part)

Hendry County, Florida
surface form: Hendry County, Florida (part)

Okeechobee County, Florida
surface form: Okeechobee County, Florida (part)

Palm Beach County, Florida
surface form: Palm Beach County, Florida (western part)
researchField Southeastern archaeology
ethnohistory of Florida Indians
status extinct as a distinct tribal group
timePeriod early colonial period
pre‑Columbian era
toponymicLegacy Miami River
surface form: Miami River (Florida)

Miami-Dade County
surface form: Miami‑Dade County (indirectly via Miami)

Miami, Florida, United States
surface form: city of Miami, Florida

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayami nameVariant Mayaimi
Maimies hasAlternateName Mayaimi
Tequesta neighboringPeople Mayaimi
Belle Glade culture predecessorOf Mayaimi
this entity surface form: Mayaimi chiefdom