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The Ho-Chunk Nation speaks Ho-Chunk language (Hocąk), which is a Chiwere-Winnebago language, part of the Siouan-Catawban language family. [2] With Hocąk speakers increasingly limited to a declining number of elders, the tribe has created a Language Division within the Heritage Preservation Department aimed at documenting and teaching the ...
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Ho-Chunk: Nįįšoc Hoocąk) [4] is one of two federally recognized tribes of Ho-Chunk, along with the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Tribe members often identify as Hochungra, meaning "People of the Parent Speech" in their own language. It is a Siouan language.
The Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court ruled against the tribe's president on Wednesday in a budget dispute with the tribe's legislature.
Ho-Chunk Village Statue Garden, Winnebago, NE In 1992 the federally recognized tribe established the WinnaVegas Casino to generate revenues and provide employment. Its council had already legalized alcohol sales on the reservation, in order to keep the revenues from sales taxes and associated fees that its residents had previously paid through ...
The per capita income for the village was $23,359. About 0.8% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Finally, through a special act of congress, the Ho-Chunk Nation took control of the 1500 acre parcel in 2015. This is regarded as the first time that the United States' military has ever returned land to an indigenous people. [51] Today, the Ho-Chunk Nation is restoring the prairie that was present at the site before European settlement. [52]
Elena Terry, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation from Wisconsin Dells, is showing off her barbecuing skills on the TV show “BBQ Brawl” now airing weekly on Food Network. Elena Terry is the founder ...
The Cultural Center is a new way of gathering the people — to share stories and to learn from one another. The Forest County Potawatomi Community welcomes Native Americans and non-Native Americans alike to learn about the community and their contributions.