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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.
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 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]
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 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 ]
So this list does not include the names for reservations or reserves, but only of the entire national homeland (or the homeland of a confederated identity such as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy or Colville tribes). For example, this list wouldn't give the Cherokee name for the Qualla Boundary reservation, but only the name for "the Cherokee ...