Kaskaskia tribe
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The Kaskaskia tribe was a Native American group of the Illinois (Illiniwek) people, historically located in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River regions and known for early contact and alliances with French colonists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaskaskia tribe canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Illinois Confederation group ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| allyOf |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonists in Illinois Country ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Kaskaskia, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Kaskaskia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
displacement from homelands
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Iroquois Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sioux groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| convertedBy | French Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Eastern Woodlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Lakes cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInEnglish | Kaskaskia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInFrench | Kaskaskias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Kaskaskia village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliances with French colonists
ⓘ
early contact with French colonists ⓘ participation in French colonial fur trade ⓘ |
| language | Miami-Illinois language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Illinois ⓘ upper Mississippi region ⓘ |
| memberOf | Peoria-Kaskaskia group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Peoria tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kaskaskia village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illiniwek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiced |
seasonal bison hunting
ⓘ
village horticulture ⓘ |
| successor | Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyWith |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.