from the south. The war continued for many years until the Illinois Confederation was destroyed. Firsthand accounts from the time period indicate that after being reduced, some of the Mitchigamea were absorbed by the Kaskaskia and the majority were absorbed by the Quapaw. The Sauk overran the primary Michigamea settlement in 1752.

19th century

By 1803, the Michigamea had merged into the Kaskaskia, who in turn merged into the Peoria.

Drake records that by 1826 only about 500 members

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