Wea people
E926934
The Wea people are a Native American tribe of the Great Lakes region, closely related to the Miami and historically located in what is now Indiana and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wea people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Indian removal policies ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Miami people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Kickapoo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piankeshaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyType |
gatherers
ⓘ
horticulturalists ⓘ hunters ⓘ |
| encountered |
American settlers
ⓘ
British colonists ⓘ French colonists ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
alliances with French in colonial wars
ⓘ
conflicts with American expansion ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicallyLocatedIn |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | often interpreted as "people of the whirlpool" or related to a place on the Wabash River ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Miami people ⓘ |
| traditionalActivity |
bison hunting
ⓘ
deer hunting ⓘ fur trade participation ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | buckskin garments ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
longhouses
ⓘ
wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Miami-Illinois language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wea language ⓘ |
| traditionalTransport | canoes ⓘ |
| usedLanguageVariety | Miami-Illinois dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.