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  2. Illinois Confederation - Wikipedia

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    Painted hide with geometric motifs, attributed to the Illinois Confederacy by the French, pre-1800. Collections of the Musée du quai Branly.. The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of a loosely organized group of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.

  3. Wabash Confederacy - Wikipedia

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    The Wabash Confederacy, also referred to as the Wabash Indians or the Wabash tribes, was a number of 18th century Native American villagers in the area of the Wabash River in what are now the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The Wabash Indians were primarily the Miami, Weas and Piankashaws, but also included Kickapoos, Mascoutens ...

  4. History of Nauvoo, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The history of Nauvoo, Illinois, starts with the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes who frequented the area, on a bend of the Mississippi River in Hancock County, some 53 miles (85 km) north of today's Quincy. They called the area "Quashquema", in honor of the Native American chief who headed a Sauk and Fox settlement numbering nearly 500 lodges ...

  5. Kaskaskia - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Indian of the Kaskaskia Tribe, engraving based on drawing by General Georges-Henri-Victor Collot, 1796 [1] The Kaskaskia were one of the indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. They were one of about a dozen cognate tribes that made up the Illiniwek Confederation, also called the Illinois Confederation.

  6. Cahokia people - Wikipedia

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    The tribes of the Illinois Confederation faced much relocation during this century, as various attacks from other tribes took place. In 1673 when French explorers Jolliet and Marquette made contact with the region, the Illini occupied various corners of the midwest, with the Cahokia and Tamaroa occupying western Illinois and eastern Missouri.

  7. Grand Village of the Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Kaskaskia, a tribe of the Illiniwek people (and later, other Illiniwek tribes) lived in the village. It grew rapidly after a French mission and fur trading post (see, Illinois Country) were established there in 1675, to a population of about 6,000 people in about 460 houses. [3]

  8. History of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    1800 : 2,458 — 1810 ... a political alliance among several tribes. The Illiniwek gave Illinois its name. ... some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but ...

  9. Category:Native American history of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Sculptures of Native Americans in Illinois (5 P) Pages in category "Native American history of Illinois" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.