The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, is adjacent to the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of the Sauk people. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of
Statue of Black Hawk, Black Hawk State Historic Site, by Welsh sculptor David Richards.
Black Hawk led the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples in many battles from the War of 1812 to the Black Hawk War of 1832. Painting by artist George Catlin.
Plaster life cast of Black Hawk, original ca. 1830, at Black Hawk State Historic Site
Black Hawk War Memorial at Black Hawk State Historic Site
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The Sauk or Sac are Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. Their historical territory was near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Today they have three tribes based in Iowa, Kansas,
Black Hawk State Historic Site
…The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, is adjacent to the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of the Sauk people. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life. The state park is located on a 150-foot (50 m) bluff overlooking the Rock River in western…
Massika, a Sauk Indian, left, with Wakusasse (Meskwaki) at right. Aquatint of painting by Karl Bodmer, made at St. Louis in Spring 1833 when Massika pleaded for the release of war chief Black Hawk following the Black Hawk War
Sauk Indian family photographed by Frank Rinehart in 1899