Ofogoula Indians
E951785
The Ofogoula Indians, also known as the Ofo, were a small Siouan-speaking Native American group historically located in the lower Mississippi Valley region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ofo language | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ Siouan-speaking people ⓘ historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
studied in anthropology
ⓘ
studied in ethnohistory ⓘ studied in linguistics ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ofo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ofogoula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
assimilation into neighboring tribes
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| colonialContactWith |
British colonists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonists ⓘ Spanish colonists ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea | Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalClassification | Mississippian-descendant cultures ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| documentedIn | French colonial records ⓘ |
| encounteredBy | French explorers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Ofo language speakers ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | Siouan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Siouan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
present-day Louisiana
ⓘ
present-day Mississippi ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | small tribe ⓘ |
| language | Ofo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | intra–Lower Mississippi Valley movements ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Choctaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natchez NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Siouan language area ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionType | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| status |
culturally extinct
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ linguistically extinct ⓘ |
| successorGroup | neighboring Southeastern tribes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.