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.

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Taensa people canonical 2

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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

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Plaquemine culture associatedWith Taensa people
Taensa hasEthnonym Taensa people