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The Uncompahgre Ute (/ ˌ ʌ ŋ k ə m ˈ p ɑː ɡ r eɪ ˈ j uː t /) or ꞌAkaꞌ-páa-gharʉrʉ Núuchi (also: Ahkawa Pahgaha Nooch) is a band of the Ute, a Native American tribe located in the US states of Colorado and Utah. In the Ute language, uncompahgre means "rocks that make water red." [1] The band was formerly called the Tabeguache.
Macoupin County – Miami-Illinois term for the American lotus. Macoupin Creek; Peoria County – named after the Peoria Tribe which previously lived in the area City of East Peoria; City of Peoria; City of Peoria Heights; City of West Peoria; Sangamon County – from a Pottawatomie word Sain-guee-mon meaning "where there is plenty to eat ...
The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782.
Esselen/Coastanoan Tribe of Monterey County (formerly Esselen Tribe of Monterey Council). [32] Letter of Intent to Petition 11/16/1992; withdrawn 11/15/1996. [26] [27] Fernandeño/Tataviam Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/1995. [26] [27] Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians of California. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/03/1998.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Tribes of The Illinois Confederacy; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Lenville J. Stelle, Inoca Ethnohistory Project: Eye Witness Descriptions of the Contact Generation, 1667 - 1700; Texts on Wikisource: "Illinois, a confederacy of five tribes of North American Indians". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. "Illinois Indians".
[3] Landmark name Image Location County Culture Comments; 1: Albany Mounds Site: Albany: Albany Mounds Trail 4]: Whiteside: Middle Woodland: Hopewell: 2: Alton Military Prison Site: Alton: inside the block bounded by Broadway and William, 4th, and Mill Sts. 5]: Madison: Euro-American: 3: Apple River Fort Site: Elizabeth: 0.25 miles east-southeast of the junction of Myrtle and Illinois Sts. 6 ...
The Uncompahgre Ute Indians from central Colorado are one of the first documented groups of people in the world known to use the effect of mechanoluminescence. They used quartz crystals to generate light, likely hundreds of years before the modern world recognized the phenomenon.