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Early Indians of Illinois

Early Indians of Illinois. Kee-o-kuk Sauk Chief. Tribes of the Illini Part of the Algonquin Family. Cahokia Kaskaskia Michagamea Peoria Tamaroa Kickapoo. Illiniwek Indians. Society. Egalitarian Led by chiefs but all had a voice in decisions Women chose the chiefs Hunter Gatherer

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Early Indians of Illinois

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  1. Early Indians of Illinois

  2. Kee-o-kuk Sauk Chief

  3. Tribes of the IlliniPart of the Algonquin Family • Cahokia • Kaskaskia • Michagamea • Peoria • Tamaroa • Kickapoo

  4. Illiniwek Indians

  5. Society • Egalitarian • Led by chiefs but all had a voice in decisions • Women chose the chiefs • Hunter Gatherer • Deer, Buffalo and other animals provided food, clothing and materials • All spoke Algonquin language and were probably related.

  6. Pah-me-cow-ee-tahPeoria

  7. Kee-mo-rania-aPeoria

  8. Shelter • Most of the Illini lived in Long Houses • Semi-Permanent dwellings • Wood frame with bark or thatch coverings

  9. Blackhawk

  10. Cahokia Mounds

  11. Artist’s Reproduction

  12. Changes • First Lifestyle change came with early French contact – Missionaries and Trappers • Materials and religion • Illini pushed to the West by Iroquois and Mohawk Indians • Tribes were more fierce and pushed them off lands • Finally relocated to reservations in Oklahoma and Nebraska where they still live today

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