Congaree people

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The Congaree people were a Native American tribe historically living along the Congaree River in what is now central South Carolina.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Congaree people canonical 1
Keyauwee people 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
affectedBy European diseases
colonial warfare
slave raids
continent North America
country United States
cultureArea Southeastern United States
ethnicGroupOf United States
ethnonym Congaree
linked to: Congaree River
historicalTerritory Congaree River floodplain
Piedmont region of South Carolina
housing wood and bark structures
interactedWith Catawba people
Cherokee people
English colonists in Carolina
Spanish explorers
Wateree people
languageFamily Eastern Siouan languages
linked to: Southeastern Siouan

Siouan languages
legacy Congaree National Park
Congaree River
place names in South Carolina
locatedIn South Carolina
central South Carolina
locatedOn Congaree River
namedAfter Congaree River
partOf Southeastern Woodlands cultures
presentIn early European maps of Carolina
region Atlantic Coastal Plain
religion indigenous Southeastern Woodlands spirituality
status historically documented tribe
subsistence gathering wild plants
hunting and fishing
maize agriculture
timePeriod colonial era in North America
pre-Columbian era

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Referenced by (2)

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

Congaree River namedFor Congaree people
Eastern Siouan peoples hasPart Keyauwee people
linked to: Congaree people