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The Lagonians (Lagonian: Theatic Neshabuc), sometimes called the Theatics or Kankakee Creoles are an ethnic group native to Illinois and north-western Indiana. They emerged from contact between French and English settlers with Potawatomi and Miami indigenous groups.

History
Before the arrival of the French and English, the main indigenous groups of the Illinois area were the Potawatomi and the Miami. Once French settlers arrived, some of them had children with the indigenous population, but many did not. In 1763, when the French handed over the Illinois Country to the British, many French settlers left, and many English moved to the area. Since most of the area was a marsh, the natives were the only ones who inhabited most of the area, and most of the English settled near the coast of Lake Michigan. After this, the group that settled in the Illinois area were somewhat isolated compared to the rest of North America, and grew a tolerance for the native inhabitants, so nothing was stopping natives from relocating towards the coast or English relocating towards the marshes. Because of this the white and native population began living side by side, and mixing with each other. The natives shared their culture with the whites and vice versa. Despite this, there was still a many more indigenous inhabitants in the marshes as compared to the coast. By now there were still some ethnically French people, and mixed native and French people who also took part in this shared culture.