| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071714 |
| Organization name | Kaskaskia indians |
| Other names | Kaskasky;Kaskaskie |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | The Kaskaskia, Kaskasky, or Kaskaskie were an Algonquian-speaking tribe located along the Illinois as well as between the Wabash and Mississippi Rivers. They were members of the Illinois (Illiniwek) Confederacy along with the Michigamea, Peoria, and Cahokia, and others. Their first contact with Europeans occurred in 1673, with a permanent French mission established near their villages in 1702. Between 1764-1778 their population sharply declined, likely a result of warfare, disease, and alcohol. From 1795 onwards the Kaskaskia signed a series of treaties surrendering most of their land rights in Illinois to the US govenrment, and in 1832 officially united with the Peoria tribe and moved to a reservation in Kansas. |
| Citations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaskaskia ; http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=KA006 |
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Life of Thomas Eddy
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793