Wichita peoples (Quivira)
Wichita peoples (Quivira) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Great Plains (North America) from c. 1450 CE to the present, a span of 575 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).
Caddoan farmers of grass-lodge towns in Kansas and Oklahoma, the Quivira that Coronado reached in 1541 looking for gold. They later moved south under Osage pressure.
See Wichita peoples (Quivira) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1450 CE to the present
- Duration
- 575 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Great Plains, North America
- Language family
- North American families
Events in North America during its time
- John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
- De Soto and Coronado expeditions
- Jamestown founded
- Champlain founds Quebec
- Pueblo Revolt
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Norse Greenland
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
Questions
When did Wichita peoples (Quivira) exist?
c. 1450 CE to the present, about 575 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Wichita peoples (Quivira)?
Great Plains, in North America.
What language did Wichita peoples (Quivira) speak?
North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.