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  2. List of Illinois placenames of Native American origin - Wikipedia

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    Maroa – named after the Maroa Indians; Mascoutah – a derivative of the Mascouten tribe. Mendota – The name "Mendota" is derived from a Native American word meaning "junction of two trails". Menominee – Named after the Menominee Indian tribe. Menominee River; Little Menominee River

  3. 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.

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...

  5. Category:Native American tribes in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of federally recognized tribes by state - Wikipedia

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    States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.

  7. Kaskaskia - Wikipedia

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    In 1707, the population of the community was estimated at 2,200, the majority of them Illinois Indians who lived somewhat apart. A visitor, writing of Kaskaskia about 1715, said that the village consisted of 400 Illinois men, "very good people," two Jesuit missionaries, and "about twenty French voyageurs who have settled there and married ...

  8. Peoria people - Wikipedia

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    The tribe owns one casino and the Peoria Ridge Golf Course. The estimated annual economic impact of the tribe in the area is $60 million. [1] Tribal businesses, the Peoria Gaming Center, Buffalo Run Casino and Hotel, and Joe's Outback are all located in Miami, Oklahoma, their tribal lands. [7]

  9. Tribal name - Wikipedia

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    A tribal name is a name of an ethnic tribe —usually of ancient origin, which represented its self-identity.. Studies of Native American tribal names show that most had an original meaning comparable to "human," "people" "us"—the "tribal" name for itself was often the localized ethnic self-perception of the general word for "human being."