Illinois peoples
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The Illinois peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes historically located in the Mississippi River valley, primarily in what is now Illinois and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois peoples canonical | 2 |
| Kaskaskia people | 2 |
| Illinois Indigenous peoples | 1 |
| Illinois people | 1 |
| Illinois tribes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2458155 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Illinois peoples Context triple: [Northwest Indian Confederacy, hasEthnicGroup, Illinois peoples]
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A.
Kickapoo people
The Kickapoo people are a Native American tribe originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later dispersal across areas including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico.
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B.
Sauk people
The Sauk people are a Native American tribe of the Midwest known for their resistance to U.S. expansion, most notably under the leadership of Black Hawk in the early 19th century.
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C.
Great Lakes peoples
The Great Lakes peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous nations of the African Great Lakes region, sharing related languages, cultural practices, and historical ties across areas such as present-day Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and neighboring countries.
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D.
Meskwaki (Fox)
The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.
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E.
Oneota culture
Oneota culture was a late prehistoric Native American tradition of the Upper Midwest, known for its distinctive shell-tempered pottery, large agricultural villages, and connections to ancestral Siouan-speaking peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Illinois peoples Target entity description: The Illinois peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes historically located in the Mississippi River valley, primarily in what is now Illinois and surrounding regions.
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A.
Kickapoo people
The Kickapoo people are a Native American tribe originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later dispersal across areas including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico.
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B.
Sauk people
The Sauk people are a Native American tribe of the Midwest known for their resistance to U.S. expansion, most notably under the leadership of Black Hawk in the early 19th century.
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C.
Great Lakes peoples
The Great Lakes peoples are a diverse group of Indigenous nations of the African Great Lakes region, sharing related languages, cultural practices, and historical ties across areas such as present-day Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and neighboring countries.
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D.
Meskwaki (Fox)
The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.
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E.
Oneota culture
Oneota culture was a late prehistoric Native American tradition of the Upper Midwest, known for its distinctive shell-tempered pottery, large agricultural villages, and connections to ancestral Siouan-speaking peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ tribal confederation ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
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epidemic diseases ⓘ intertribal warfare ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Illini
ⓘ
Illiniwek ⓘ Illinois Confederation ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Eastern Woodlands
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Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| dwellingType |
longhouse
ⓘ
wigwam ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| encountered |
French explorers
ⓘ
French missionaries ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| historicalPeriod |
early colonial period
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pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
Illinois Country
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Mississippi River valley ⓘ present-day Arkansas ⓘ present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Iowa ⓘ present-day Missouri ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| modernDescendant |
Peoria tribe
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surface form:
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
|
| nameSourceOf |
Illinois River
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Illinois
|
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kickapoo
ⓘ
Meskwaki (Fox) ⓘ
surface form:
Meskwaki
Miami people ⓘ |
| religion | traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Cahokia Mounds region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahokia
Kaskaskia ⓘ Michigamea ⓘ Moingwena ⓘ Peoria metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Peoria
Tamaroa ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Miami-Illinois language ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryFeature |
Illinois River
ⓘ
Mississippi River ⓘ Ohio River ⓘ |
| treatyParty |
Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
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surface form:
Treaty of 1803
Treaty of St. Marys (1818) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of 1818
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| writingSystemUsed | Latin alphabet (for later records) ⓘ |
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Subject: Illinois peoples Description of subject: The Illinois peoples were a confederation of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes historically located in the Mississippi River valley, primarily in what is now Illinois and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (7)
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