Waayaahtanwa

The Waayaahtanwa, or Wea, were a Miami–Illinois-speaking people of western Indiana, closely related to the Miami. They were first recorded in 1673.

They later established Wabash River villages including Ouiatenon, where a French fort supported trade with the Wea and Kickapoo. They joined Pontiac's war against Britain in 1763. During the American Revolution they initially remained neutral, then fought alongside the Miami and British; in 1820 they were forced to move to Missouri and Arkansas.