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Native American tribes in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in the western Great Lakes region. ... Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians (1 C, 6 P) F.
The Oneida Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Oneida people in Wisconsin. [1] The tribe's reservation spans parts of two counties west of the Green Bay metropolitan area. The reservation was established by treaty in 1838, and was allotted to individual New York Oneida tribal members as part of an agreement with the U.S. government.
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.
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.
Wanąǧi is attested in other Wisconsin place names as well: Wanąǧi Homįk ("where the spirit lies" or "cemetery") is the Hocąk name for Reesburg, WI. Waupaca; Waupun (meaning "east, daybreak, dawn") Wausau (from Chippewa, meaning "far away") Wausaukee; Wautoma; Wauwatosa; Weyauwega; Winneboujou; Winneconne; Wisconsin Rapids; Wonewoc ...
The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (or the St. Croix Band for short) are a federally recognized tribe of Ojibwe people located in Northwest Wisconsin, along the St. Croix River valley and watershed. The band had 1,054 members as of 2010.
Women at a Ho Chunk PowWow in Wisconsin - 2006. Oral history suggests some of the tribe may have been forcibly relocated up to 13 times by the US federal government to steal land through forced treaty cession, losses estimated at 30 million acres in Wisconsin alone. In the 1870s, a majority of the tribe returned to their homelands in Wisconsin.
Members are elected from enrolled members of the tribe and elected to serve four-year terms with elections staggered every two years. [7] It owns and operates a tribal college, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University, located in Hayward. The Tribe owns and operates the Sevenwinds Casino, to generate revenue for its people's welfare.