Calusa
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The Calusa were a powerful Indigenous people of southwest Florida known for their complex chiefdom, maritime culture, and resistance to European colonization.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calusa people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| agricultureUse | minimal agriculture ⓘ |
| burialPractice | mound burials ⓘ |
| capital |
Calos
ⓘ
Mound Key ⓘ |
| centeredAround | Estero Bay ⓘ |
| cultureType |
complex chiefdom
ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ |
| declineCausedBy |
European diseases
ⓘ
slave raids ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| encountered | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trade with other Florida tribes
ⓘ
warfare with Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | southwest Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstContactWith | Juan Ponce de León ⓘ |
| firstContactYear | 1513 ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
South Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
south Florida
|
| knownFor |
canal systems
ⓘ
large shell mounds ⓘ politically centralized chiefdom ⓘ resistance to European colonization ⓘ wooden architecture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Calusa language ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
Florida
ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast of Florida
|
| mainSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting of marine animals ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
dugout canoes
ⓘ
shell ornaments ⓘ shell tools ⓘ wooden carvings ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | paramount chief ruling subordinate towns ⓘ |
| populationEstimatePreContact | several thousand to tens of thousands ⓘ |
| regionNow |
Charlotte Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlotte Harbor area
Collier County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | complex belief system with powerful spirits ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
commoners
ⓘ
hereditary chiefs ⓘ nobility class ⓘ specialized priests ⓘ |
| someMembersRelocatedTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
late pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedEnvironment | estuaries and coastal waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Calusa people