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Peoria — Peorias Pe*o ri*as, n. pl.; sing. {Peoria}. (Ethnol.) An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pierre-Gabriel Marest — (sometimes Maret , Marais ) (October 14, 1662 mdash;September 15, 1714, Kaskaskia (Randolph County, Illinois)) was a French Jesuit missionary in Canada.He entered the novitiate in October 1681 in Paris. For the next six years he was an instructor … Wikipedia
History of Kansas — The history of Kansas is rich with the lore of the American Old West. Located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, the U.S. state of Kansas was the home of nomadic Native American tribes who hunted the vast herds of bison. The region first… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Kansas history — For a detailed description of the events in the Kansas area, see History of Kansas .The timeline of Kansas is rich with the lore of the American West. Located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, the U.S. state of Kansas was the home of… … Wikipedia
Freeburg, Illinois — Geobox|Settlement name = Freeburg native name = other name = category = Village etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption = symbol = country = United States state = Illinois region = St. Clair region type = County district =… … Wikipedia
Chief Pontiac — No authentic images of Pontiac are known to exist.[1] This artistic interpretation was painted by John Mix Stanley. Born 1720 … Wikipedia
Illiniwek — The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois Confederacy) were a group of six Native American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America. The tribes were the Kaskaskia, the Cahokia, the Peoria, the Tamaroa, Moingwena,… … Wikipedia
Wea — The name Wea is used today as the a shortened version of the many recorded names, it is suggested and written that waayaahtanwa , is derived from waayaahtanonki , place of the whirlpool , their name where they were first recorded being seen and… … Wikipedia
Grande Paix De Montréal — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Montréal (homonymie). Le traité de la Grande Paix de Montréal a été signé à Montréal en 1701 par le Sieur de Callière, représentant la France, et par 39 nations amérindiennes. Ce traité mettait fin aux guerres… … Wikipédia en Français
Grande Paix de Montréal — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Montréal (homonymie). Le traité de la Grande Paix de Montréal a été signé à Montréal en 1701 par le Sieur de Callière, représentant la France, et par 39 nations amérindiennes. Ce traité mettait fin aux guerres… … Wikipédia en Français
