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Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk Nation (Ho-Chunk language: Hoocąk) is a federally recognized tribe of the Ho-Chunk with traditional territory across five states in the United States: Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. The other federally recognized tribe of Ho-Chunk people is the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has a written constitution and is governed by an elected nine-person council. Since 1992 the Winnebago tribe has owned and operated the WinnaVegas Casino on its lands in Iowa. The tribe legalized alcohol sales to keep liquor tax revenue, earmarked for supporting individuals and families affected by alcoholism.
c. 1832. Known for. chief of the Hoocąk Nation. Relatives. Chief Waukon Decorah, grandson. Glory of the Morning (c. 1710 – c. 1832) was the first woman ever described in the written history of Wisconsin, [1] and the only known female chief of the Hocąk (Winnebago) nation. At least one source has rendered her name as Hopokoekau, which is a ...
Portrait by James Otto Lewis, painted at the 1825 First Treaty of Prairie du Chien conference. Waukon Decorah (c. 1780 –1868), also known as Wakąhaga (Wau-kon-haw-kaw) or "Snake-Skin", [1] was a prominent Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) warrior and orator during the Winnebago War of 1827 and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Although not a hereditary chief ...
The Hocągara (Ho-Chungara) or Hocąks (Ho-Chunks) are a Siouan -speaking Native American Nation originally from Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Due to forced emigration in the 19th century, they now constitute two individual tribes; the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. [1] They are most closely related to the ...
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 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 refer to themselves as Hochungra – "People of the Parent Speech" in their own language, a member of the Siouan family.
Question: Shall the Berlin Area School District, Green Lake, Waushara and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes ...
Red Bird. Red Bird (c. 1788 –16 February 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe. He was a leader in the Winnebago War of 1827 against Americans in the United States making intrusions into tribal lands for mining. [1] He was for many years one of the most friendly and trusted of the Wisconsin Native Americans.