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The Miami (Miami–Illinois: Myaamiaki) are a Native American nation originally speaking the Miami–Illinois language, one of the Algonquian languages.Among the peoples known as the Great Lakes tribes, they occupied territory that is now identified as north-central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio.
Pacanne, sketch by Henry Hamilton, 1778 [1]. Pacanne (c. 1737–1816) was a leading Miami chief during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Son of The Turtle (Aquenackqua), he was the brother of Tacumwah, who was the mother of Chief Jean Baptiste Richardville.
The first written mention of the tribe is from 1673. [5] French explorers wrote about them in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Another Miami sub-tribe, the Pepikokia were a separate tribe until 1742 but then later became part of the Wea tribe. [6] In the 18th century, the Wea, Miami, and Piankashaw remained distinct tribes. [7]
Miami County is a county located in east-central Kansas and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [3] Its county seat and most populous city is Paola . [ 4 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 34,191. [ 1 ]
The city of Peoria, Illinois, and the surrounding Peoria County are named after the tribe that traditionally lived in that area. The Peoria War occurred in their historic territory but is named for the town, as the tribe had migrated to Missouri before this conflict occurred. Paola, Kansas, and Peoria, Oklahoma, are named directly for the tribe.
Kekionga (Miami-Illinois: Kiihkayonki, meaning "blackberry bush"), [1] [2] also known as Kiskakon [3] [4] or Pacan's Village, [5] was the capital of the Miami tribe.It was located at the confluence of the Saint Joseph and Saint Marys rivers to form the Maumee River on the western edge of the Great Black Swamp in present-day Indiana.
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Paola / p eɪ ˈ oʊ l ə / is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 5,768. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]