Taensa people
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The Taensa people were a Native American group of the lower Mississippi Valley, culturally related to other Mississippian-descended societies and known from early French colonial accounts in what is now Louisiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taensa people canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
French–Native alliances and conflicts in colonial Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
epidemic diseases after European contact ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialCustoms | mound and temple-related mortuary practices ⓘ |
| conflictWith | other Native groups of the lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| contactWith | French colonists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian-descended culture ⓘ |
| descendants | Native American communities in the Gulf South region (disputed/uncertain) ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
French colonial administrative records
ⓘ
French missionary reports ⓘ |
| economy | horticulture, hunting, and fishing ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticRelation |
Natchez people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other lower Mississippi Valley peoples ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely displaced by European colonization ⓘ |
| knownFrom | early French colonial accounts ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Natchez–Taensa (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Louisiana ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Houma people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natchez people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiced |
maize agriculture
ⓘ
temple mound ceremonialism ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Southeastern Native American religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | chiefdom-like hierarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.