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	Illiniwek - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois, Illinois Confederacy, etc) were a group of several Native American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America.
		In the seventeenth century, the Illiniwek suffered due to a combination of European settlement on the Atlantic coast and the expansion of the Iroquois nations in the eastern Great Lakes region.
		As a consequence of Indian Removal, the descendents of the Illiniwek are to be found in Oklahoma as the Confederated Peoria Tribe.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Illiniwek (371 words)

	Kaskaskia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Illiniwek are reported to have asked the French to send a missionary to them in their home country.
		The land controlled by the Confederation was approximately the same as present-day Illinois.
		The Illiniwek made war with their French allies against the most formidable native nations: to the east, the Iroquois; to the northwest, the Sioux and the Fox; to the south, the Chickasaw and Cherokee; to the west, the Osage.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ka/kaskaskia.html (363 words)

	The Era of Treaties & Lies
		The decline of the Illiniwek seemed to begin with the arrival of the French but it is not correct to assume cause and effect.
		The Illiniwek had lost their only European ally who had demonstrated any affection for them at all, the French, and found themselves confronted with the British who coveted the very ground on which the Illini stood.
		The defeat of the confederated tribes at Fallen Timbers opened the Ohio Valley to settlement in spite of the guarantees of the Northwest Ordinance.
	members.tripod.com /~RFester/treat.html (2050 words)

	Chief Illiniwek - MEDIA WATCH
		The 80-year-old Illiniwek tradition is once again front-and-center on the Urbana-Champaign campus after the NCAA upheld its decision to bar Illinois from hosting postseason tournaments because the Illiniwek image is "hostile and abusive" to American Indians.
		Illiniwek's supporters say he is a respectful tribute to American Indian culture, citing his authentic Ogallala Sioux regalia and dance steps that, while exaggerated, are rooted in American Indian fancy dancing.
		Since then, a student has always served as Chief Illiniwek, who has become the symbol of the university that serves a state named after the Illini confederation of about a half-dozen tribes that were virtually annihilated in the 1760s by rival tribes.
	chiefilliniwek.blogspot.com (14022 words)

	THE ILLINI: LORDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
		The five most populous tribes of the Illini Confederation were the Kaskaskia, the Cahokia, the Peoria, the Tamaroa, and the Michigamea.
		The Illini Confederation was not a confederation in the true sense of the word, according to Hauser.
		The term "confederation" usually refers to a linkage of groups which are culturally different and distinct for common purposes.
	members.tripod.com /~RFester/index.html (2876 words)

	Traditions Illinois Fighting Illini :: The Official Athletic Site
		Illiniwek (pronounced “ill-EYE-nih-wek”) was the name of the loose confederation of Algonquin tribes that once lived in the region.
		Illiniwek means “they are men” and former Illinois football coach Robert Zuppke is believed to have suggested calling the UI symbol Chief Illiniwek.
		Holding the role of Chief Illiniwek is senior John Madigan, a speech communications major from Philo, Illinois.
	fightingillini.cstv.com /trads/ill-trads-thechief.html (398 words)

	Retire The Chief: Letters
		Chief Illiniwek was born as a role model to all students at Illinois out of tremendous admiration and respect for the American Indians.
		As the leader of the Illiniwek Confederation, Chief Illiniwek is the perfect person to lead The University of Illinois.
		Chief Illiniwek is a tribute to the American Indians, chosen out of high regard for their way of life.
	www.retirethechief.org /Letters/AN032405.html (1004 words)

	PatrickSemmens.com: Tyranny of P.C. \| Commentary and News
		And contrary to what ultra-sensitive apologists believe, the Chief is not a marauding mockery of a has-been Indian confederation, but a sacred tribute to the state’s namesake.
		“Illiniwek was the name of the loose confederation of Algonquin tribes that once lived in the region.
		After seeing the what the P.C. Police have done to Chief Illiniwek, it would come as no suprise to find out that the elimination of "White" from "White Mules" is due to some sort of racial hyper-sensitivity.
	patricksemmens.com /2006/01/tyranny-of-pc.html (990 words)

	Illiniwek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Illiniwek was a confederation of many Native American subtribes in the upper Missippippi Valley of North America.
		When French explorers first journeyed to the region from Canada in the early 17th Century, they found the area inhabited by a vigorous, populous Algonquin nation who called themselves "Hileni" or "Illiniwek" which means "men." This the French rendered as "Illinois".
		Today most people know little about this once powerful confederation of tribes.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/i/il/illiniwek.html (101 words)

	Early Peoples and Indian Civilizations
		Illiniwek meant "the men" or "the people" in the Indians' native tongue.
		The Illiniwek hunted the plentiful herds of buffalo that lived on the Great Plains.
		After planting their crops in the spring, the Illiniwek usually left for hunting villages and returned in the fall for the harvest.
	www.educonnect.com /KeyIl/earlypeo.htm (455 words)

	Illinois
		Composed originally of as many as twelve distinct bands, the Illini Confederation was a grouping of related tribes bound to each other through kinship and a common language and culture.
		This was delayed until after the Civil War and the federal government was able to punish the Cherokee and other Oklahoma tribes for their support of the Confederacy during the war by forcing them to accept the relocation of the Kansas tribes onto their lands.
		Harassed by Kansas taxes illegally levied on their allotted land, the Confederated Peoria, Kaskaskia, Wea, and Piankashaw in 1867 signed an omnibus treaty with the other Kansas tribes in which they agreed to dispose of their remaining Kansas holdings and move to lands to be purchased from the Quapaw in northeast Oklahoma.
	www.tolatsga.org /ill.html (16946 words)

	The Illiniwek
		They called themselves Illini ("man") or Illiniwek ("the men") and had been a powerful confederation of six tribes.
		Using clumsy stone axes and fire, alternately, they deadened trees, felled them, and the Illiniwek made dugout canoes as much as 50 feet in length from cottonwood logs.
		Their squaws tilled the soil with antlers of deer and elk or the shoulder bones of bison, and hoed the crops with mussel shells.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/600-699/nb697.htm (572 words)

	Illinois - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Its name was given by the state's French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquin tribes that thrived in the area.
		The next major power in the region was the Illiniwek Confederation, a political alliance among several tribes.
		The Illini suffered in the seventeenth century as Iroquois expansion forced them to compete with several tribes for land.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Illinois (1605 words)

	University appeals NCAA policy
		The UI appeal points out the Illiniwek confederation of Indian tribes no longer exists and contends that the NCAA should take into account this differentiating historical fact.
		Established in 1926 in conjunction with the Marching Band, the Chief Illiniwek tradition and signature interpretive half-time performance preserve and showcase tradition, heritage and culture.
		Chief Illiniwek performances are brief and limited; the Chief does not act in the manner of stereotypical sports mascots.
	www.news.uiuc.edu /ii/05/1020/ncaa.html (857 words)

	IlliniPundit.com » Blog Archive » Chief Illiniwek Appeal
		Tags: chief illiniwek, illiniwek, illinois, university of illinois, uiuc, illini
		Many of the plaintiffs are active in efforts to end the University’s use of the Illiniwek symbol, and had announced plans in February 2001 to contact prospective athletic recruits in order to inform the prospective recruits that many individuals and groups find the use of the Illiniwek symbol disrespectful.
		Acting on an assumption that many of youlike the student in my classwant to hear directly from a Native person on campus why Chief Illiniwek, the logo, and the name must be retired, I prepared this letter and ask that you read and share it with others, regardless of their position on this issue.
	www.illinipundit.com /2005/09/30/chief-illiniwek-appeal (17143 words)

	Chief Illiniwek Educational Foundation
		Today, the student who portrays the Chief is expected to be a model student, maintain a minimum GPA, and have a thorough knowledge of the Illiniwek Confederation and the Chief Illiniwek tradition.
		The role of Chief Illiniwek is open to all students on campus, regardless of race or gender.
		It is customary for the student who portrays the Chief to travel to an Indian Resevation to spend time experiencing Native American culture and dance.
	www.chiefilliniwek.org /phoenix/library/students.htm (173 words)

	Retire The Chief Home
		WHEREAS, the State's name is a French transliteration of Illiniwek, a confederation of American Indian tribes that thrived throughout the State and the region; and
		Native traditions are unfortunately not honored by the symbol of Chief Illiniwek, who has been and remains a divisive figure for the campus and community and who has received nearly universal criticism from Native Americans and national civil rights organizations.
		The Journal Star reporter questioned "whether spectators who cheer Illiniwek or chant pro-Chief slogans would be similarly treated." As for Askew, he stated the chief "is shameful, and it does not represent the people of Illinois...
	www.retirethechief.org /Archives/issue0311.html (1552 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The word Illiniwek means simply "the people." The capital of Illinois is Springfield, while its largest city is Chicago.
		The original political structure was a confederation in 1777, ratified in 1781 as the Articles of Confederation.
		Although considered as sovereigns initially, under the Articles of Confederation of 1781 they entered into a "Perpetual Union" and created a fully sovereign federal state, delegating certain powers to the national Congress, including the right to engage in diplomatic relations and to levy war, while each retaining their individual sovereignty, freedom and independence.
	c8c84c40c6d8e1dc0f847dcb4d631287.he.wikivx.com /en/Illinois (11283 words)

	Native Americans - Illinois
		A confederation of Native North Americans, comprising the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Michigamea, the Moingwena, the Peoria, and the Tamaroa tribes.
		The fictional "Illinois" legend of the Piasa Bird, and the explanation of its true origins (a white fictionwriter invented it in the 19th century).
		Scholarly resource on the Illinois Indians, also known as the Illiniwek or Illini Confederation.
	www.nativeamericans.com /IllinoisTribe.htm (374 words)

	Native Americans have a point -- Forum
		The University of Illinois, which has endured a nagging, festering and divisive controversy over its mascot -- Chief Illiniwek -- for 15 years, would do well to look hard at how the Florida State Seminoles have addressed a situation like the one that has dogged our laudable state school system.
		Unlike the Seminoles, the Illiniwek confederation no longer exists.
		The University of Illinois should adapt Chief Illiniwek in such a way to remove any reasonable doubt that he is a figure of honor and not a caricature.
	www.voy.com /9704/10355.html (672 words)

	Entrance essays on chief illiniwek
		The Struggle for Chief Illiniwek Imagine going to a University of Illinois sporting event and not seeing Chief Illiniwek perform at half time.
		Many Native Americans feel that the symbol of Chief Illiniwek portrays a racist stereotype, but because Chief Illiniwek represents the pride for athletics, as well as respect for the University of Illinois itself, he should not be dismissed as mascot and swapped with some common, unoriginal …
		"Uof I Senate Urges End to Chief Illiniwek." Chicago Tribune 10 Mar. 1998, 14.
	www.youressay.com /paper/chief_illiniwek-98931.html (152 words)

	[No title]
		Aramepinchone, a Kaskaskia and daughter of Francois-Xavier Rouensa, Chief of the Illiniwek Confederation.
		She was also known as Marie Rouensa (b.abt.1677 at Kaskaskia & d.
		Extol her for the fruit of all her toil, and let her labours bring her honour in the city gate.
	www.angelfire.com /la2/MarieRouensa (624 words)

	Ed. Brochure/Discovery Kits
		This Discovery Kit focuses on the history and culture of Native Americans who once lived throughout east central Illinois.
		Information on the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Cahokia, Mascouten and other members of the Illiniwek Confederation from 1650-1800 is included.
		This kit was put together by Dan Hechenberger of the educational nonprofit group Nipundikan and uses the Goals and Standards for Social Science, Science, Arts and Music, Language Arts and Math.
	www.earlyamericanmuseum.org /education5.htm (522 words)

	Hyundai Illinois, IL. Information Page
		Illinois constitutes the 21st state of the United States, located in the former Northwest Territory.
		The word Illiniwek means simply "the people." The capital of Illinois is Springfield while its largest city is Chicago The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL.
		The USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.
	www.hyundaiaccessorystore.com /Hyundai_Illinois_Information_Page.html (489 words)

	Native Americans: Illini History and Culture (Illinois Indian Tribe, Illiniwek)
		Native Americans: Illini History and Culture (Illinois Indian Tribe, Illiniwek)
		As a complement to our Miami-Illinois language information, we would like to share our collection of indexed links about the Illini and various aspects of their society.
		Indian opposition to "Chief Illiniwek," the mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
	www.native-languages.org /illini.htm (299 words)

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