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Names of the Indiana State Indian Tribes Indiana’s earliest inhabitants were groups of Native Americans known as Mound Builders.The Potawatomi were the last group of Native Americans to enter Indiana ... View MoreNames of the Indiana State Indian Tribes Indiana’s earliest inhabitants were groups of Native Americans known as Mound Builders.The Potawatomi were the last group of Native Americans to enter Indiana and the last to leave. Indiana is a state of the north-central United States. There are many famous Native American tribes who played a part in the history of the state and whose tribal territories and homelands are located in the present day state of Indiana. The names of the Indiana tribes included the Illinois tribe (Illini), Chippewa, Delaware, Erie, Iroquois, Kickapoo, Potawatomi and Miami. The climate, land, history, environment and natural resources that were available to the indigenous Indian tribes in Indiana resulted in the adoption of the Northeast Woodlands culture Meaning of State name: Named after the Indian word meaning 'Land of the Indians' Geography, Environment and Characteristics of the State of Indiana: Hilly south; fertile rolling plains in central area, flat, heavily glaciated north and dunes along Lake Michigan shore Culture adopted by Indiana Indians: Northeast Woodlands Cultural Group Languages: Iroquoian and Algonquian Way of Life (Lifestyle): Hunter-gatherers, farmers, fishers, trappers Types of housing, homes or shelters: Chickees, Wigwams (aka Birchbark houses) and Longhouses History Timeline of the Indiana Indians 1000 AD: Woodland period with permanent houses and farming 1300: Mississippian culture period of Mound builders 1500: Indiana was first explored by the French 1541: Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) explores Indiana 1640 : 1640 - 1701 - The Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars - see Iroquois Confederacy 1671: Simon Daumont de Saint-Lusson declares the region for France 1679: Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle explores Indiana 1689: 1688 - 1763 The French and Indian Wars between France and Great Britain for lands in North America. The Iroquois Indians were allied to the French and the Algoquian speaking tribes were allied to the British. The French and Indian Wars was a generic names for a series of wars, battles and conflicts involving the French colonies in Canada and Louisiana and the 13 British colonies consisting of: King William's War (1688-1699) Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) King George's War (1744 - 1748) French and Indian War aka the Seven Years War (1754-1763) 1747: The Huron chief, King Nicolas, influenced by the British, attack the French Fort Miami 1752: A smallpox plague strike the Indian population 1754: 1754 - 1763: The French Indian War is won by Great Britain against the French so ending the series of conflicts known as the French and Indian Wars 1763: Treaty of Paris 1775: 1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution. 1776: July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence 1777: Indians encouraged by the British to attack the frontier Americans. 1785: Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) in Indiana and Ohio, also known as Little Turtle's war - refer to Little Turtle. The Americans suffered 2 humiliating defeats by the American Native Indians until they won the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. 1785: Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) in Indiana and Ohio. The Americans suffered 2 humiliating defeats by the American Native Indians until they won the Battle of Fallen Timbers 1803: The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for 15 million dollars for the land 1805: Potawatomi and other chiefs signed treaties at Fort Wayne, Fort Industry (1805), and Grouseland (1805), ceding portions of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois 1811: Tecumseh's War - Battle of Tippecanoe (1811–1813) Also refer to Tecumseh 1812: 1812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence 1815: Treaty between the United States of America and the Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawanoe, Miami, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, Tribes of Indians, residing within the limits of the State of Ohio, and the Territories of Indiana and Michigan 1830: Indian Removal Act 1832: Department of Indian Affairs established 1861: 1861 - 1865: The American Civil War. 1862: U.S. Congress passes Homestead Act opening the Great Plains to settlers 1865: The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 1887: Dawes General Allotment Act passed by Congress leads to the break up of the large Indian Reservations and the sale of Indian lands to white settlers 1969: All Indians declared citizens of U.S. 1979: American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed

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