Tequesta Tribes
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Tequesta Tribes |
| Ethnie: | TEQUESTA TRIBES |
| Language; | Calusa Taino |
| Family: | Northern Maipuran |
| Stock: | Maipuran |
| Phylum: | Arawakan |
| Macro-Culture: | Florida |
| Speakers | Extinct |
| The Tequesta tribes were several small sedentary coastal hunter/gatherer villages. They became extinct early due to disease and the depredations of early settlers including violence and slavery. |
| Aboriginal Locations (# of Villages) |
| FL |
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| Year | History |
| 1500's | First arrival of settlers, tribe soon extinct |
| Year | Total FL Population | Source | |
| 1500 | 800 | Florida Cebter for Instructional Technology | |
| 1700 | 0 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 1800 | 0 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 1900 | 0 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 2000 | 0 | NAHDB calculation |
| Other speakers of the same language: |
| Calusa |
Tequesta Sites
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