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	Peoria (tribe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Peoria tribe was one of the Native American tribes that formed the Illiniwek tribal group in what is now the Midwest of the United States of America.
		After being decimated by disease and wars, the members of the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankeshaw, and Wea tribes were confederated under the Peoria name and relocated to land in Kansas.
		The Peoria spoke a dialect of the Miami-Illinois language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peoria_(tribe) (157 words)

	Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Peoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In revenge for the killing of a Peoria chief by the Ottawa war leader Pontiac, the Ottawa leader was in turn killed by a Peoria in 1769.
		In 1939 the tribe was incorporated as the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
		Doris Valley and Mary Lemecke, eds., The Peorias: A History of the Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma (Miami, Okla.: Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, 1994).
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_028600_peoria.htm (774 words)

	Directory - Society: Ethnicity: The Americas: Indigenous: Native Americans: Tribes, Nations and Bands: I: Illini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Peoria and Kaskaskia were the sub-tribes of the Illini from whom most surviving Illinois descend.
		Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma · Official homepage of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
		Peoria · Article on the tribe's history and culture from the Encyclopedia of North American Indians.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=29749 (311 words)

	Native Americans:Historic:Glossary
		In the late 1600s, the Peoria tribe occupied the northwestern portion of Illinois territory along tributaries of the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa and northeastern Missouri.
		The Peoria later moved east to the Illinois River valley and, in 1691, established a village near the present city of Peoria, Illinois.
		In the 1800s, the Piankashaw and Wea tribes merged with the remnants of the Illinois nation to form a group that later became the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma.
	museum.state.il.us /muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/gloss.html (3859 words)

	No. 04-929: United States v. Shoshone Indian Tribe - Appendix (Petition)
		With respect to the Tribes' cross-appeal, we reverse the Court of Federal Claims' denial of interest and hold that the Tribes are entitled to interest on monies that the Government was contractually obligated to collect, but did not collect or delayed in collecting, on behalf of the Tribes.
		In light of Peoria Tribe and the statutory language of 25 U.S.C. § 612, we hold that the Tribes are entitled to interest on monies that the Government was contractually obligated to collect, but did not collect or delayed in collecting, on behalf of the Tribes.
		Peoria Tribe thus remedies the breach of a very specific duty, not negligence in general administration of a trust.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/2004/2pet/7pet/2004-0929.pet.app.html (14222 words)

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		Whereas, the said tribe, by resolution of the Peoria Business Committee duly authorized, has requested that a charter of incorporation be issued to the said tribe, subject to ratification by a vote of the members of the tribe;
		The corporate purposes of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma shall be:
		The name of this corporation shall be the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, as provided in the Constitution and By-laws of said tribe.
	thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/peochrtr.html (1369 words)

	PEORIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Peoria belong to Algonquian-speaking peoples whose pre-Columbian ancestors were part of the Cahokia culture of present-day southern Illinois.
		By the Omnibus Treaty of 1867 the Confederated Peorias, now joined by the Miami, sold all properties in Kansas, purchased land from the Quapaws, and settled between the Arkansas border and the Neosho River in northeastern Indian Territory.
		Doris Valley and Mary M. Lembcke, eds., The Peorias: A History of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma (Miami, Okla.: The Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, 1991).
	www.ok-history.mus.ok.us /enc/peoria.htm (510 words)

	Where Illinois' past meets Oklahoma's future - The Daily Illini - News
		Peoria Chief John Froman stands in the schoolhouse where tribe members were educated for almost a century.
		The tribe recently purchased the building and is planning to restore it in order to open it for use by school groups.
		The present day Peoria work to maintain their tribal heritage, with projects to restore the tribal schoolhouse built circa 1870 and extensive interaction with the Illinois State Museum to identify and rebury American Indian remains unearthed in Illinois.
	www.dailyillini.com /news/2005/11/03/News/Where.Illinois.Past.Meets.Oklahomas.Future-1044280.shtml (1486 words)

	BMCC Virtual Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma and the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma are federally recognized.
		Kaskaskia —; Active, as the Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, population 2,000.
		The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma are federally recognized.
	bmcc.aihecvl.org /sub.html?coll=tribe&code=northeast (845 words)

	PJStar.com - Peoria Journal Star Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		This personal attack was precipitated by a prominent man among the Peoria tribe who was hostile to the French and who stirred up his people against the "fl gown" and other Frenchmen in the village.
		It was because of the warlike Fox and Iroquois tribes (in addition to the lack of firewood, game, and adequate water) that the French and their allied Indian tribes were forced to move southward to Lake Pimiteoui in 1691.
		Smith described Peoria at the time of his visit as a large town (for those frontier days), built along the beach of the lake, with narrow, unpaved streets and houses constructed of wood.
	www.pjstar.com /services/journalstar/peoriahistory.html (9364 words)

	U.I. Intake Session: MR. MICHAEL HANEY
		Is that I have heard often about the Peoria tribe that you say that the Illiniwek has its support in Oklahoma from the Peoria tribe.
		The Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma request the University of Illinois to cease the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot.
		Whereas, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe of Indians;
	www.retirethechief.org /Dialogue/haney.html (1306 words)

	Illinois State Historical Markers: Peoria, Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The city of Peoria was named for the Peoria tribe of the Iliniwek Indian Confederacy who once lived here.
		Peoria was surveyed and laid out in 1826 by William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
		Peoria is the home of Bradley University, a private co-educational institution founded in 1897 with a bequest from Lydia Moss Bradley.
	www.historyillinois.org /frames/markers/249.htm (311 words)

	Native Americans:Historic:The Illinois:History:The Illinois Today
		Although the Illinois Indian population became dangerously small in the early 1800s, the Kaskaskia and Peoria tribes did survive and, in 1832, settled on a joint reservation in what is today eastern Kansas.
		The Confederated Peorias officially merged with the Miamis in 1873, forming the United Peoria and Miami Tribe, although this union dissolved in the 1920s.
		Today, the living descendants of the Illinois Indians are represented by the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, which was incorporated as an independent tribe in 1940.
	www.museum.state.il.us /muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/hi_today.html (289 words)

	cessions
		Whenever the said tribe may choose to receive money, provisions or domestic animals for the whole or in part of the said annuity, the same shall be delivered at the town of Kaskaskia.
		The United States will also cause to be built a house suitable for the accommodation of the chief of the said tribe, and will enclose for their use a field not exceeding one hundred acres with a good and sufficient fence.
		And the said Peoria tribe hereby agree to accept the same, together with the presents now given them, and the annuity hereby promised them, as a full equivalent for all and every tract of land to which they have any pretence of right or title.
	www.niu.edu /historicalbuildings/illini/cessions.htm (667 words)

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		The name of this organization shall be the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
		The membership of the Peoria Council shall be all the Peoria Indians residing in Oklahoma; 21 years of age and over.
		The officers of the Tribe shall be the Chief, Second Chief, Secretary-Treasurer, and two Councilmen, who shall be elected at an open council meeting by a majority vote of the membership present.
	thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/peocons.html (1220 words)

	History of Our Cradle Land, pp 23-28
		An Indian Chapel existed at the Peoria Village (Paola) in 1846 and was dedicated to God under the patronage of St. Francis Xavier; its location is supposed to have been at or near the famous old spring in the northwest part of town.
		In other times she might be called the "Queen of the Tribes," but to the new people she had a more beautiful name, they called her "Mother Batees," and they spoke the words with an affection and respect that was sincere.
		Peoria was much attached to Paola and refused to leave it when the tribe was transferred to the Indian Territory.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/miami/kinsella/kinsel06.html (1963 words)

	Peoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peoria is the name of the Peoria tribe of Native Americans and the name of a number of places in the United States of America:
		In addition, Peoria Street is a major arterial in Aurora, Colorado.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peoria (103 words)

	Indian Gaming > Peoria Tribe plan opening of new casino complex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Peoria Tribe plan opening of new casino complex
		The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma is planning a late September opening for its new 54,000-square-foot casino and entertainment complex.
		The tribe plans on hiring 180 people and will hold a job fair September 8-9.
	www.indianz.com /IndianGaming/2004/004001.asp (112 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.
		In 1769 the assassination of the celebrated Ottawa chief Pontiac by a Kaskaskia provoked the Lake tribes (the Ojibwa, the Ottawa, the Potawatami, the Kickapoo, and the Sac and Fox) to vengeance.
		In 1833 the survivors, represented by the Kaskaskia and the Peoria, sold their lands in Illinois and moved W of the Mississippi.
	www.nativeamericans.com /IllinoisTribe.htm (374 words)

	Miami
		By 1782 no tribe was neutral in the Ohio Valley, and despite the efforts of the French at Vincennes to keep them out, even the Wabash tribes and Peoria (Illinois) had joined the fight against the Americans.
		Their aid to the Ohio tribes was entirely self-serving and had nothing to do with defending Native American claims to their land, since the British had never admitted there was such a thing.
		The Peoria and Miami lands in Oklahoma were allotted in 1893, and the excess given to Ottawa County in 1907.
	www.dickshovel.com /mia.html (10911 words)

	The Chief Illiniwek Dialogue Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In 1995, the Peoria Tribe, the direct descendants of the remnants of the Illini Tribe, approved the use of the Chief by the University.
		The Home Page continued that the opinions of the Peoria tribe members should bear more weight because they were the only descendants of the Illini.
		However, on April 20, 2000, after the Dialogue Intake Session of April 14, 2000, the Peoria Tribe passed a resolution by a vote of 3 to 2 requesting that the University cease the use of Chief Illiniwek.
	www.uiuc.edu /dialogue/report_files/V.html (2488 words)

	Treaty With The Kaskaskia - 1832
		The Kaskaskia tribe further relinquishes to the United States the permanent annuity of one thousand dollars which they receive under the third article of the aforesaid treaty, and their salt annuity due by treaty of Fort Wayne of 7th June 1803.
		The Peoria tribe and the bands aforesaid, united therewith, cede and relinquish to the United States, all their claims to land heretofore reserved by, or assigned to them in former treaties, either in the State of Illinois or Missouri.
		There shall also be paid to the said united tribes, on the signing of this treaty, eight hundred dollars in goods suited to their wants.
	www.firstpeople.us /FP-Html-Treaties/TreatyWithTheKaskaskia1832.html (338 words)

	Facts for Kids: Illinois Indians (Illini)
		Like most American Indian tribes in the United States, the Peoria tribe in Oklahoma lives on a reservation which belongs to them and is under their control.
		However, the Peoria and Miami tribes are working to revive their language and teach it to their children again.
		Here is the homepage of the Peoria tribe, where you can learn about the Illini people past and present.
	www.geocities.com /bigorrin/illini_kids.htm (1123 words)

	ICT [2000/09/20] Peoria Tribe elects first woman chief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		MIAMI, Okla. - The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has elected Robbie Hedges its new chief.
		Her grandmother was very involved with tribal affairs and was the oldest member of the tribe at her death at 108.
		Her main goal is to unite the Peoria people.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=648 (399 words)

	Oklahoma Tribe to Open Temporary Casino
		MIAMI, Oklahoma â“ As reported by the Joplin Globe: "The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma and the city of Miami are betting on casino-style gambling to pay off in more tourism for the area.
		"The Peoria Tribe, which owns the land, will open a small, temporary gambling operation on the property Thursday.
		The tribe plans a $6 million casino and entertainment venue to be open on the site sometime in August.
	www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentId=140496 (241 words)

	Peoria (tribe) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Peoria (tribe) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		After being decimated by disease and wars, the members of the (Click link for more info and facts about Kaskaskia) Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankeshaw, and (Click link for more info and facts about Wea) Wea tribes were confederated under the Peoria name and removed to land in (A state in midwestern United States) Kansas.
		After the (A war between factions in the same country) Civil War, most of the confederated tribe was removed to land in (Click link for more info and facts about Indian Territory) Indian Territory (now (A state in south central United States) Oklahoma).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/peoria_(tribe).htm (116 words)

	"the People's Paths!" NAIIP News Path! - Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma Request UIUC Cease Use of Chief Illiniwek
		The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma passed Resolution R-04-04-00-C "Request to University of Illinois to Cease Use of Chief Illiniwek as Mascot" on April 4, 2000.
		The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma are descendants of the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankeshaw and Wea tribes, a group of tribes known as Illiniwek, or Illini, or Illinois nations.
		Copies of the Peoria Tribe Resolution will be available upon request and on Friday at Foellinger Auditorium.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /News2000/0400/NCRSM000412mascot.htm (325 words)

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		A descendent of the Skye family, Reeves has represented the Peoria Tribe as Head Lady Dancer at Pow Wows across the country and sings with the Inter Tribal Song Chiefs drum group.
		She has served as a community counselor for Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity, represented the Peoria Tribe in the National Congress of American Indians and chairs the tribe’s Financial Audit Committee.
		She also works on the Repatriation Committee, which tries to recover Native American remains for the tribe, and serves as a consulting member of the Native American Health Coalition of Kansas City.
	www.bradley.edu /campusorg/scout/archives/vol100/111497/native.html (182 words)

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