Illiniwek

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The Illiniwek were a confederation of Native American tribes historically inhabiting the Mississippi River Valley region, particularly in what is now Illinois.

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instanceOf Native American tribal confederation
indigenous people of North America
affectedBy European colonial expansion
epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans
intertribal warfare
alternateName Illini
Illinois Confederation
archaeologicalAssociation Mississippian and Late Woodland cultural traditions in the Illinois region
conflictWith Iroquois Confederacy
Sioux tribes
linked to: Sioux people
culturalPractice village-based sedentary agriculture combined with seasonal hunting camps
encountered French explorers
French missionaries
fur traders
ethnicGroupOf Mississippi River Valley
historicalRegion present-day Illinois
linked to: Illinois

present-day Iowa
present-day Missouri
present-day Wisconsin
languageFamily Algonquian languages
memberTribe Cahokia
Chepoussa
Kaskaskia
Michigamea
Moingwena
Peoria
Tamaroa
nameEtymology French adaptation of an Algonquian term related to “Illini” meaning “the men” or “the people”
nameSourceFor Illinois River
U.S. state of Illinois
linked to: Illinois
populationTrend declined sharply after European contact
relatedEthnicGroup Miami people
other Central Algonquian peoples
religion traditional indigenous spiritual practices
spokeLanguage Miami-Illinois language
successorGroup Kaskaskia descendants within Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
linked to: Peoria tribe
timePeriod 17th century
18th century
pre-contact North America
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild foods
hunting
maize agriculture
treatyHistory entered into land cession treaties with the United States

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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball shortName Illini
linked to: Illiniwek
Illinois Country indigenousInhabitants Kaskaskia (Illinois subgroup)
linked to: Illiniwek
Illinois Country indigenousInhabitants Michigamea (Illinois subgroup)
linked to: Illiniwek
Illinois Country indigenousInhabitants Tamaroa (Illinois subgroup)
linked to: Illiniwek
Illinois peoples alsoKnownAs Illiniwek
Miami-Illinois spokenBy Illiniwek