Ais

E77087

The Ais were a Native American people who inhabited the Atlantic coast of what is now central and southeastern Florida prior to European colonization.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ais canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of Florida
affectedBy European colonization
Old World diseases
missionization efforts
slave raids
archaeologicalCulture East Florida coastal shell midden tradition
burialPractice mound burials
contactWith French explorers
Spanish explorers
country United States
dwellingType villages along lagoons and rivers
economyType hunter-gatherer-fishers
ethnicGroupOf Florida
fate cultural extinction as a distinct people
firstEuropeanContactCentury 16th century
inhabitedRegion Atlantic coast of central Florida
linked to: Treasure Coast

Atlantic coast of southeastern Florida
knownFrom French colonial accounts
Spanish colonial records
languageFamily unknown
locatedIn Florida
locatedInTime pre-Columbian era
pre-contact period
mainSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
materialCulture bone tools
shell tools
wooden artifacts
neighboringPeople Calusa
Jeaga
linked to: Jaega

Timucua
politicalOrganization chiefdom
regionFeature Indian River Lagoon
barrier islands
coastal hammocks
regionToday Brevard County, Florida
linked to: Brevard County

Indian River County, Florida
Martin County, Florida
St. Lucie County, Florida
linked to: St. Lucie County
timeOfDecline 17th century
18th century
usedResource fish
manatees
marine resources
sea turtles
shellfish

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.