West Keylic Native Peoples (Pacfica)
West Keylic Native Peoples | |
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 Map of the West Keylic Peoples Pre-colonisation Territories. | |
| Location | West Keyli |
| Official languages | Aputian, Keyan, Ilutian, Ka’ah, Ma’kaui , Ra’kauan, M’anian, Antarchan, Pilshian, Ish’akian (Extinct) |
| Demonym(s) | Keylic |
| Legislature | West Keylic Native Congress |
| Establishment | |
• First Migration | 10,000-15,000ya |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 15,000,000 |
The Western Keylic Native Peoples, are a collection of native peoples in the West Keyli temperate lands. They share a the West Keylic language group, and were isolated from Cordilia for around 10,000 years between the Ice Age and first contact.
A the time of first contact there were 12 distinct west Keylic groups, some of these groups have since become extinct. Due to the long period of isolation, being surrounded by impassable seas since the ice age, the West Keylic Peoples developed a unique culture that is distinct from those of neighbouring Crabry and Cordilia.
Since first contact with outside people, the West Keylic Native People have been victim to a civilisation collapse, and become largely governed by non-native peoples. As of 2020 there are 15 million people who identify as one of the 12 West Keylic Native Peoples.
Etymology
Keyli, Keylic, Keylian and Keya’Iluti are all derived from the first contact with Ateemaran fishermen who first “discovered” Keyli in the late 13th century. They landed in the territory of the Keya tribe, who border the lands of the Iluti, these words became the root of the continental name of Keyli.
In their native languages Keya means land by the sea, and Iluti means land by the river. In modern parlance the term Keya’Iluti is considered politically incorrect except in Izaakia where it is the generally accepted term for native peoples. Specific tribal names are preferred.
History
Prehistory
Antiquity
Pre-Colonisation
When the first Ateemaran contact was made with the Keya in the late 13th century, the Ka’atrii were considered the premier military and political power in the West Keyli region. They took tribute from the Ochoa, Ja’ah, Lo’unai, Iluti and Ra’kau tribes, and often engaged in a highly ceremonial form of warfare with the Keya and Aput peoples.
Ateemaran sources from the first contact describe a highly developed culture, social structure and religion, with stone buildings and agriculture. However, advanced metalwork was not present in west Keyli. Although the Ateemaran first contact was largely peaceful, they did leave the Black Plague, which in the much more highly urbanised western peninsula was devastating, killing around 70-80% of the population, and leading to the collapse of the Ka’atrii empire, and other peninsula tribes the Ochoa, Keya, Lo’unai and Iluti. In the east the plains and mountain tribes who lived in smaller less urban communities suffered a much lower death rate of around 15-20%.
The Ateemarans returned to establish a trading and fishing settlement 5 years later, and by that time the civilisations they met on their first journey had been devastated and collapsed. The Ateemarans established settlements on the coast and for around 200 years were the only outside power to establish any presence in the region, they largely focused on the strategic peninsula area.