Nikinapi Illiniwek chief From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nikinapi was an Illiniwek chief who welcomed the Marquette-Joliet party in 1673 at a Peoria camp. References Armstrong, Virginia Irving. (1971). I Have Spoken. Sage Books, The Swallow Press Inc. Page 5. This biographical article about an Indigenous person of North America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte This article relating to the history of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles