Kaskaskia

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Kaskaskia were a Native American group of the Illinois (Illiniwek) confederation historically located in the Mississippi and Illinois River regions.

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Kaskaskia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
tribe of the Illinois Confederation
affectedBy epidemic diseases after European contact
alliedWith French colonial authorities
conflictedWith Iroquois Confederacy NERFINISHED
Sioux peoples NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
cultureArea Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
encountered French colonists
engagedIn fishing
fur trade
hunting
maize agriculture
ethnicGroupOf North America NERFINISHED
heritageRecognizedBy Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early colonial period in North America
pre-Columbian era
historicalRole key group in French-Illinois relations
influencedToponym place names in Illinois
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedInThePast Illinois Country NERFINISHED
Illinois River region NERFINISHED
Mississippi River region NERFINISHED
Upper Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED
present-day Illinois
memberOf Illiniwek NERFINISHED
Illinois Confederation NERFINISHED
modernSuccessor Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma NERFINISHED
nameAlsoRefersTo Kaskaskia River NERFINISHED
Kaskaskia, Illinois NERFINISHED
partOf Algonquian-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
politicalOrganization village-based leadership
populationTrend decline after European colonization
regionNowIn Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicallyTo Cahokia NERFINISHED
Michigamea NERFINISHED
Peoria NERFINISHED
Tamaroa NERFINISHED
religiousInfluence French Catholic missionaries
spoke Illinois language
Miami-Illinois language NERFINISHED
subsistenceType semi-sedentary horticulture
treatyPartyTo United States government NERFINISHED
used longhouses
wigwams

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Illinois peoples subgroup Kaskaskia
Miami-Illinois hasDialect Kaskaskia
Illiniwek memberTribe Kaskaskia
Treaty of Fort Meigs signatory Kaskaskia