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Several Native American tribes hold or have held territory within the lands that are now the state of Iowa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Iowa, defined by the Missouri River and Big Sioux River on the west and Mississippi River on the east, marks a shift from the Central Plains and the Eastern Woodlands .
Iowa City. Iowa River; Upper Iowa River; Algona; Anamosa – named after the legend of a local Native American girl; Battle Creek – named for a skirmish between Native American tribes near the stream.
The seven sites on the Upper Iowa River are located in the same area that the early French explorers and fur traders found the Ioway Native American tribe. Archaeologists are in general agreement that the Orr Phase pottery represents the Prehistoric cultural remains of the Ioway tribe, as well as the closely related Otoe tribe.
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 15,663. [2] The county seat is Fairfield. [3] The county was formed in January 1839, and was named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. [4] [5] Jefferson County comprises the Fairfield, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pages in category "Iowa placenames of Native American origin" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Iowa, also known as Ioway, and the Bah-Kho-Je or Báxoje (English: grey snow; Chiwere: Báxoje ich'é), [3] are a Native American Siouan people. Today, they are enrolled in either of two federally recognized tribes, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.
The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on December 28, 1846, [3] by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County , was created. [ 4 ]
Pages in category "Native American history of Iowa" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...