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[3] [4] Sauk traditions state that the tribe occupied the vicinity of Saginaw river. (In this tradition, the name 'Saginaw' comes from the Ojibwe "O-Sauk-e-non," meaning "land of the Sauks" or "where the Sauks were.") Approximately from the years 1638 to 1640, it is believed that a fierce battle ensued, nearly annihilating the entire Sauk Tribe.
Treaty of Sauk and Fox of the Missouri and Iowa - Great Nemaha Agency, Nebraska Territory, March 6, 1861 details the cessation of land and relocation of the Sauk and Fox reservation in the Iowa Territory. The Sauk and Foxes are given part of the Iowa Tribe’s territory and current land will be sold by the U.S. Government.
The tribe organized in 1934 under the Indian Reorganization Act. [1] The reservation had a resident population of 217 people at the 2000 census. During the period from the 1940s - 1960s, in which the Indian termination policy was enforced, four Kansas tribes, including the Sac and Fox Nation were targeted for termination.
Ozaukee County – Ozaukee (Ozaagii) is the Ojibwe word for the Sauk people; Sauk County – named after the Sauk people. Sauk City; Saukville; Waukesha County – Potawatomi word meaning "little foxes" City of Waukesha; Waupaca County – Menominee word meaning "white sand bottom" or "brave young hero" Waushara County – a Native American ...
The Sac and Fox Reservation of Sauk (Sac) and Meskwaki (Fox) people is a 23.639 sq mi (61.226 km 2) tract located in southeastern Richardson County, Nebraska, and northeastern Brown County, Kansas. It is governed by the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, and the headquarters for reservation is in Reserve, Kansas.
Most of Michigan's Native American-derived place names come from the languages spoken in these groups. Many places throughout the state of Michigan take their names from Native American indigenous languages. This list includes counties, townships, and settlements whose names are derived from indigenous languages in Michigan.
Battle Creek – named for a skirmish between Native American tribes near the stream. Camanche, named after the Camanche; Chillicothe; Coon Rapids. Coon Creek; Dakota City; Decorah; Hiawatha; Jamaica; Kanawha; Keomah Village. Lake Keomah; Lake Keomah State Park; Keosauqua – named after the Meskwaki and Sauk name for the Des Moines River ...
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