Scylla and Charybdis
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- Jul 2025
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When La Salle reached the Pays des Illinois and beganconstruction of Fort Crèvecœur on the banks of the Illinois River, anIllinois akima (chief) named Nikanape feasted the French newcomersand carefully shared, manipulated, and withheld information about thePays des Illinois to lead the French to believe that the lower Mississippiwas dangerous, but that the Missouri was safe and worthy of exploration.
That was smart of the chief to do in order to protect their homeland from the incoming French.
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