Directory of Illini Resources

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The Illiniwek or Illini Confederacy (though they were more of a large tribe than a true confederacy) was the dominant people of the Illinois area that now bears their name; today there are about 2000 Illinois in Oklahoma. Peoria and Kaskaskia were the sub-tribes of the Illini from whom most surviving Illinois descend.

Subcategories

• Chief Illiniwek Controversy
• Miami-Illinois Language

Resources in This Category

• Four Directions Institute: Illinois

  http://www.fourdir.com/illinois.htm
  Tribal profile, timeline, and links.

• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site

  http://www.mostateparks.com/park/iliniwek-village-state-historic-site
  Part of the Missouri State Park System, the Iliniwek Village is where Jolliet and Marquette first encountered the Illini on their 1673 voyage.

• Illinois Indian Tribe (Illini)

  http://www.native-languages.org/illini.htm
  Language, culture, history and genealogy.

• Native Americans:Post-Contact:The Illinois

  http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/il.html
  Historical overview of the Illinois tribes from the time of European contact.

• Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma

  http://www.peoriatribe.com/
  Official homepage of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.

• Prairie Region Indian Costume

  http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions/region9.html
  Shawnee, Arikara, Miami, and Illinois dress at or about AD 1800.

• The Illini Confederation: Lords of the Mississippi Valley

  http://members.tripod.com/~RFester/index.html
  Scholarly resource on the Illinois Indians, also known as the Illiniwek or Illini Confederation.

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