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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 ...
Native American tribes that historically lived in this region include the Potawatomi, Sac, and Fox tribes. Some of cities in the Fox River Valley are part of the Rust Belt . Within this region is Aurora , the second-largest city in the state, Elgin , and the nearby cities of Batavia , St. Charles , and Geneva , which have been known as the Tri ...
Cahokia Mounds / k ə ˈ h oʊ k i ə / [2] is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) [3] directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis. The state archaeology park lies in south-western Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville . [ 4 ]
The Native American population in the city of Chicago grew slowly in the late 19th century but began to accelerate in the 20th century as an outcome of the US government’s Indian termination policy and Indian Relocation Act of 1956 as well as of the desire of Native Americans to avoid unemployment, overpopulation, and undernutrition on the reservations. [4]
The Grand Village of the Illinois, also called Old Kaskaskia Village, is a site significant for being the best documented historic Native American village in the Illinois River valley. It was a large agricultural and trading village of Native Americans of the Illinois confederacy , located on the north bank of the Illinois River near the ...
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
Now, Native Americans whose ancestors' remains ended up held for study in sterile, nondescript boxes on shelves in educational facilities or displayed in cultural locales hope a new Illinois law ...
The Illinois, like many Native American groups, sustained themselves through agriculture, hunting, and fishing. [12] A partially nomadic group, the Illinois often lived in longhouses and wigwams , according to the season and resources that were available to them in the surrounding land.