Ho-Chunk
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The Ho-Chunk, also known as Hoocąk, Hoocągra, or Winnebago are a Siouan-speaking Native American people whose historic territory includes parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Today, Ho-C
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Chief Waukon Decorah in 1825
A Ho-Chunk woman stretching a deerhide as part of the tanning process, 1880
Winnebago family in 1852
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
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The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is one of two federally recognized tribes of Ho-Chunk, along with the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Tribe members often identify as Hoocągra, meaning "People of the Par
Ho-Chunk
…Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Today, Ho-Chunk people are enrolled in two federally recognized tribes: the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. In the Late Woodland Period (650–1200 CE), precontact Ho-Chunks built thousands of effigy mounds in Wisconsin and surrounding states. They are successors…
Enrolled tribal member Martha Gradolf, a weaver
Lillian St. Cyr, known by her stage name of Red Wing (1884–1974), is a Winnebago actress of the silent film era