![]() 1718 French map showing a river named Moingona, the present-day Des Moines River. Highlighted area is present state of Iowa | |
Total population | |
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extinct as a tribe, merged into the Peoria tribe[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States (Iowa) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,[1] other tribes within the Miami-Illinois Confederacy |
The Moingona or Moingwena (Miami-Illinois: mooyiinkweena)[2] were a historic Miami-Illinois tribe. They may have been close allies of or perhaps part of the Peoria. They were assimilated by that tribe and lost their separate identity about 1700. Today their descendants are enrolled in the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,[1] a federally-recognized tribe.