Tunica peoples

E576261
Native American people

The Tunica peoples are a Native American group historically located along the lower Mississippi River, known for their complex chiefdoms, extensive trade networks, and early contact with European explorers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tunica people 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPractices elaborate grave goods ⓘ
causeOfDecline colonial displacement ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
ceramicTradition distinctive pottery styles ⓘ
contactPeriod 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
contactWith French colonists ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
culturalRegion Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ
encounteredBy Hernando de Soto expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
federallyRecognizedTribeIn United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion Lower Mississippi River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Louisiana ⓘ
present-day Mississippi ⓘ
housingType wood and thatch structures ⓘ
knownFor early contact with European explorers ⓘ
extensive trade networks ⓘ
salt trade ⓘ
shell trade ⓘ
languageFamily Tunica language NERFINISHED ⓘ
language isolate ⓘ
modernSuccessor Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStructure hereditary chiefs ⓘ
village-level leadership ⓘ
populationImpact decline after European contact ⓘ
presentDayCommunity Marksville, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayState Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion traditional indigenous religion ⓘ
socialOrganization complex chiefdoms ⓘ
tradeGoods ceramics ⓘ
salt ⓘ
shell beads ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ
usedWaterway Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Plaquemine culture → associatedWith → Tunica peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tunica people
Biloxi people → laterAssociatedWith → Tunica peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tunica people
Tunica County, Mississippi → namedAfter → Tunica peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tunica people
Quapaw tribe → neighboringHistoricGroup → Tunica peoples ⓘ
Tunica-Biloxi → peopleIncludes → Tunica peoples ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tunica people