The Illinois Indians were one of the most preponderant tribes in the Central United States during the of the European discoveries. According to sociologist Russell Thornton, their population was at 10,500 around 1670. The Illinois Indians were a body of Algonquian-speaking groups. Those groups were the Kaskaskia, Maroa, Chinkoa, Tapouaro, Coiracoentanon, Moingwena, Espeminkia, Tamaroa, Che Possa, Cahokia, Michigamme, Wea, Piankashaw, Peoria, Mascouten, and Miami. In the 1830’s when the Indian Removal Act came about, the Illinois Indians were moved from Illinois to Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
When the Indians were living in Illinois, the land differed greatly from now. Illinois was full of prairies, marshes, forests, and swamps. The Indians survived
When the Indians were living in Illinois, the land differed greatly from now. Illinois was full of prairies, marshes, forests, and swamps. The Indians survived