Ais
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The Ais were a Native American people who inhabited the Atlantic coast of what is now central and southeastern Florida prior to European colonization.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of Florida ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
ⓘ
Old World diseases ⓘ missionization efforts ⓘ slave raids ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | East Florida coastal shell midden tradition ⓘ |
| burialPractice | mound burials ⓘ |
| contactWith |
French explorers
ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dwellingType | villages along lagoons and rivers ⓘ |
| economyType | hunter-gatherer-fishers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Florida ⓘ |
| fate | cultural extinction as a distinct people ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Treasure Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic coast of central Florida
Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic coast of southeastern Florida
|
| knownFrom |
French colonial accounts
ⓘ
Spanish colonial records ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unknown ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
pre-Columbian era
ⓘ
pre-contact period ⓘ |
| mainSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone tools
ⓘ
shell tools ⓘ wooden artifacts ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Calusa
ⓘ
Jaega ⓘ
surface form:
Jeaga
Timucua ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | chiefdom ⓘ |
| regionFeature |
Indian River Lagoon
ⓘ
barrier islands ⓘ coastal hammocks ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Brevard County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian River County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lucie County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| usedResource |
fish
ⓘ
manatees ⓘ marine resources ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.