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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.
The tribe's housing authority is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma.They issue their own tribal vehicle tags and operate eleven smoke shops and two casinos, [1] the Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee and the Sac and Fox Nation Casino in Stroud.
Flags of Wisconsin tribes in the Wisconsin state capitol. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [4] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe achieved federal recognition on September 17, 1975. Their constitution and bylaws were approved by the Secretary of the Interior on the same day. [8] The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is governed by the seven-member Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Council. The current [note 4] membership of the Tribal Council is as follows. [10]
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.
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 ...
The Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation tribal leader, Minnie Evans (Indian name: Ke-waht-no-quah Wish-Ken-O) [12] led the effort to stop termination. [13] Tribal members sent petitions of protest to the government and multiple delegations went to testify at congressional meetings in Washington, DC. [ 14 ]
Keokuk (circa 1780–June 1848) was a leader of the Sauk tribe in central North America, and for decades was one of the most recognized Native American leaders and noted for his accommodation with the U.S. government. Keokuk moved his tribe several times and always acted as an ardent friend of the Americans. [1]