| Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dablon, C. 1677 | Use - Food | Squash was cultivated. |
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| Kenton, E. 1925 | Use - Food | Squashes were dried in the sun for a winter and spring food source. |
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| Toupin, S.J. 1996 | Use - Food | Two types of pumpkins, which may have been squashes, were identified as being cultivated by the Illinois: "Common pumpkins and Illinois (pumpkins)" (Potier ca. 1740, from Toupin 1996:278, ". . . Citrouilles communes et illinoises" |
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| Hockett, C. 1938 | Use - Food | "kixkalapotiki", "hubbard squash" |
This Myaamia word is not found elsewhere; phonetics uncertain. – Michael Gonella |
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Database 2006 | Habitat | Introduced species cultivated in portions of eastern Myaamia lands. |
| Reference Source | Reference Type | Data | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush L. L. 2003 | Archaeological studies have demonstrated that squash was either cultivated or "strongly encouraged in wild stands" as a food resource by Late Woodland (prior to 700 A.D. through approximately 1450 A.D.) indigenous peoples of central and southern Indiana. |