Southeastern Indigenous nations

E780182

Native American group cultural-geographic group of Indigenous peoples

The Southeastern Indigenous nations are Native American peoples from the southeastern region of what is now the United States, known for their complex societies, agricultural economies, and pivotal roles in colonial-era conflicts and later U.S. expansion.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern United States	1
Southeastern Native American tribes	1
Southeastern United States tribes	1
United States and allied Native American groups	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American group ⓘ cultural-geographic group of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
affectedBy	Indian Removal Act of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ allotment and assimilation policies of the United States ⓘ expansion of plantation slavery in the American South ⓘ missionary activity and Christianization efforts ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Trail of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRegionOverlap	American Southeast cultural area ⓘ Mississippian cultural tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	agricultural economies based on maize, beans, and squash ⓘ complex chiefdom-level societies in many groups ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ matrilineal kinship in many societies ⓘ mound-building traditions inherited from Mississippian cultures ⓘ sophisticated diplomatic practices ⓘ syncretic religious practices blending Indigenous and Christian elements in some communities ⓘ town-based political organization ⓘ use of ball games and stickball as important cultural practices ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily	Atakapa language isolate ⓘ Catawban (Siouan) languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Iroquoian languages ⓘ Muskogean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Timucua language isolate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica language isolate ⓘ
hasMember	Apalachee people NERFINISHED ⓘ Atakapa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Biloxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Catawba Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Chickasaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Guale people NERFINISHED ⓘ Houma people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumbee people NERFINISHED ⓘ Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Mobile people ⓘ Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Natchez people NERFINISHED ⓘ Poarch Band of Creek Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Tribe of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Timucua people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscarora people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuchi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British colonial era ⓘ French colonial era ⓘ Spanish colonial era ⓘ early United States expansion era ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeastern region of what is now the United States ⓘ
modernPresence	Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
playedRoleIn	American Revolutionary War alliances and conflicts ⓘ Seven Years' War in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Indian Removal policies NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 in the southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial-era conflicts among European empires in North America ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	craft production such as pottery and basketry ⓘ gathering of wild plants ⓘ hunting and fishing ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America → involves → Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ

Creek War (1813–1814) → opponentOf → Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States and allied Native American groups

Alabama people → partOfBroaderGroup → Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern Native American tribes

Weapemeoc → partOf → Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern United States

John R. Swanton → studied → Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States tribes