Polity Wabash Confederacy

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Was a confederation of 18th century Native American villagers in the area of the Wabash River in what are now the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

Establishment

  • January 1751: Establishment of the Wabash Confederacy, a loose alliance of native village leaders.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1786: In the 1780s, Little Turtle and Blue Jacket, headmen of the Wabash Confederacy, allied themselves with a larger, loose confederacy of Native American leaders known as the Northwestern Confederacy, led by leaders such as Joseph Brant and Buckongahelas. This alliance aimed to resist American expansion into Native lands.