Wea tribe
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The Wea tribe is a Native American people of the Algonquian language family historically associated with the Wabash River region in present-day Indiana and neighboring areas.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ |
| alliedWith | other Wabash River tribes ⓘ |
| colonialContactWith |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | United States during Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAffiliation | Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
corn-based agriculture
ⓘ
seasonal migration within homeland ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementCause |
19th-century Indian removal policies
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| geographicFeatureAssociated | Wabash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
colonial era
ⓘ
early United States period ⓘ pre-Columbian North America ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Indiana ⓘ |
| language |
Miami-Illinois language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wea language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| originalHomeland |
Wabash River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day western Indiana ⓘ |
| partOfLargerGrouping | Miami-Illinois peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleNameInLanguageFamily | Algonquian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayDescendants |
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Miami-Illinois descendant communities ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Illinois Confederation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kickapoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Piankashaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Native American spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | fur trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| treatyPartyWith | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.