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The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
American Indian reservations in Wisconsin (6 P) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Wisconsin" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Following encroachment on their land by a fast-growing number American settlers, especially after the establishment of new lead mines on the Galena River, in 1828, Big Foot traveled to Green Bay, along with Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe, Odawa, and other Potawatomi leaders, to negotiate and sign a treaty with the United States establishing a temporary ...
Lester Skeesuk (Brothertown Indian), ca. 1920. The Brothertown Indians (also Brotherton), located in Wisconsin, are a Native American tribe formed in the late 18th century from communities descended from Pequot, Narragansett, Montauk, Tunxis, Niantic, and Mohegan (Algonquian-speaking) tribes of southern New England and eastern Long Island, New York.
Native American Heritage Month offers a good opportunity to learn about the Native peoples who have lived in Wisconsin for thousands of years.
Chief Waukon Decorah in 1825. The Ho-Chunk speak a Siouan language, which they believe was given to them by their creator, Mą’ųna (Earthmaker). [citation needed] Their native name is Ho-Chunk (or Hoocạk), which has been variously translated as "sacred voice" or "People of the Big Voice", meaning mother tongue, as in they originated the Siouan language family.
Wisconsin placenames of Native American origin (4 P) Pages in category "Native American history of Wisconsin" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names.