Kawita (Coweta) people

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Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands Muscogee (Creek) tribal group Muscogee tribal town

The Kawita (Coweta) people were a prominent Muscogee (Creek) town and tribal group in the Southeastern Woodlands, influential in the region that is now western Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands →
Muscogee (Creek) tribal group →
Muscogee tribal town →
alliedWith other Muscogee towns →
alsoKnownAs Coweta people →
associatedWithRiver Chattahoochee River →
ceremonialCenterType square ground →
conflictInvolved Creek–American conflicts →
Southeastern colonial-era warfare →
countryNow United States of America →
culture Muscogee (Creek) culture →
descendantCommunity Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma →
Poarch Band of Creek Indians →
economy hunting and fishing →
maize agriculture →
trade with European colonists →
trade with other Native groups →
ethnicGroupOf Southeastern Woodlands →
forcedMigration 19th-century removal to Indian Territory →
Indian Removal era →
governance council of town leaders →
heritageRegion Southeastern Woodlands cultural area →
present-day Georgia →
interactedWith American settlers →
British colonists →
Spanish colonists →
language Muscogee language →
locatedInThePast Lower Creek territory →
western Georgia →
memberOf Creek Confederacy →
partOf Muscogee (Creek) Nation →
politicalAffiliation Lower Creeks →
politicalRole leading town among the Lower Creeks →
politicalStructure town-based polity →
region Southeastern United States →
religion Southeastern Native ceremonialism →
socialOrganization clan-based society →
timePeriod 18th century →
colonial era →
pre-contact era →
traditionalCraft basketry →
pottery →
woodworking →
traditionalFood beans and squash →
corn-based dishes →
traditionalHousing wattle-and-daub structures →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kawita people ("Coweta people") →
alsoKnownAs
Coweta County, Georgia →
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