Ofos Indians
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Ofos Indians refers to the Ofo people, a historically small Native American tribe of the lower Mississippi Valley who spoke a Siouan language and were eventually absorbed into neighboring groups.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribe
ⓘ
extinct ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| absorbedInto |
Biloxi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ |
| colonialContactWith |
English colonists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonists ⓘ Spanish colonists ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Biloxi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siouan-speaking peoples ⓘ Tunica people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendantsIn | Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Ofo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ofogoula NERFINISHED ⓘ Ofos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnonymOrigin | possibly from their autonym in the Ofo language ⓘ |
| historicallyDocumentedInCentury |
17th century
GENERATED
ⓘ
18th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
French colonial records
ⓘ
linguistic documentation of Ofo language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
lower Mississippi Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Mississippi ⓘ |
| partOf | Siouan-speaking tribes of the Southeast ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional indigenous religion ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Ofo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer a distinct tribal entity ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.