Tamaroa (tribe)

The Tamaroa were a Native American tribe in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America, and a member of the Illiniwek tribal group.

Related Topics:
Native American - Mississippi River - North America - Illiniwek

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An Algonquin speaking group, like the rest of the Illiniwek, they lived on both sides of the Mississippi River, in the area where the Illinois River and Missouri River join it.

Related Topics:
Algonquin - Illinois River - Missouri River

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Among the signers of the treaty of 1818 by which the Illiniwek tribe ceded about half of present state of Illinois were two leaders of the Tamaroa.

Related Topics:
1818 - Illinois

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The descendants of the tribe later merged with other tribes of the Illiniwek; as a consequence of Indian Removal, their descendents are to be found in Oklahoma, as the Confederated Peoria Tribe.

Related Topics:
Indian Removal - Oklahoma - Confederated Peoria Tribe

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