Mitchigamea
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The Michigamea were a Native American tribe in the Illinois Confederation. The Mitchigamea may have spoken an Algonquian or a Siouan language, and historical accounts describe them as not being fluent in the Illinois language. Little is known of them today.
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The Michigamea were a Native American tribe in the Illinois Confederation. The Mitchigamea may have spoken an Algonquian or a Siouan language, and historical accounts describe them as not being fluent in the Illinois language. Little is known of them today.
== Name == The name Michigamea derives from Algonquian words, michi meaning "great" or "much", and guma meaning "water." It is also spelled Mitchigamea or Michigamie.
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