Tequesta
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The Tequesta were a Native American people who inhabited the southeastern coast of Florida, particularly around present-day Miami and the Florida Keys, prior to European contact.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of Florida ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European diseases
ⓘ
missionization by Spanish ⓘ slave raids ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Key Biscayne sites
ⓘ
Miami Circle ⓘ sites along the Miami River ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
mound burials
ⓘ
secondary burials (defleshed bones) ⓘ |
| contactWith | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| cultureArea | Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | southeastern Florida ⓘ |
| eventualFate | extinction as a distinct people ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| housingType | thatched structures ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Biscayne Bay
ⓘ
Miami River ⓘ
surface form:
Miami River area
northern Florida Keys ⓘ present-day Miami area ⓘ southeastern coast of Florida ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal maritime adaptation
ⓘ
use of marine resources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Muskogean languages (uncertain) ⓘ |
| mainVillageLocation | mouth of the Miami River ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone tools
ⓘ
burial mounds ⓘ shell mounds ⓘ shell tools ⓘ wooden tools ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Ais
ⓘ
Calusa ⓘ Jaega ⓘ Mayaimi ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| regionNowPartOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Florida ⓘ
surface form:
state of Florida
|
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| someMembersMergedWith | other Florida indigenous groups ⓘ |
| someMembersRelocatedTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
pre-Columbian era
ⓘ
prior to European contact ⓘ |
| transportation | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| usedAgriculture | limited or no agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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