Caloosa people
E826728
The Caloosa people were a powerful Indigenous group of southwest Florida known for their complex chiefdom, maritime culture, and resistance to early European colonization.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| affectedBy | European diseases ⓘ |
| alliedWith | some Spanish missions (temporarily, in later period) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSitesInclude |
Mound Key
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pineland Site Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Useppa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
artificial islands
ⓘ
raised platforms for structures ⓘ shell mounds (middens) ⓘ |
| capital | Calos (near present-day Mound Key) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| cultureType |
complex chiefdom
ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| economy | control of coastal trade networks ⓘ |
| encountered | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | southwest Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstContactPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| firstContactWith | Juan Ponce de León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canal systems
ⓘ
complex political hierarchy ⓘ large shell mounds ⓘ resistance to early European colonization ⓘ wooden carvings ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Muskogean languages (possibly, uncertain) ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Calusa Island region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlotte Harbor region NERFINISHED ⓘ Estero Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Thousand Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest coast of Florida ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Ais people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tequesta people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tocobaga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | hereditary chiefdom ⓘ |
| region | Gulf of Mexico coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
polytheistic belief system ⓘ |
| socialStructure | stratified society ⓘ |
| someMembersRelocatedTo | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ limited horticulture ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| transport | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
bone
ⓘ
shell ⓘ wood ⓘ |
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