What’s the Winnebago Tribe?

The Winnebago Tribe is a Native American tribe with traditional lands in Wisconsin and a reservation in Nebraska. They have a distinct artistry and language, and are divided into two phratries with 12 clans each. Their religion centers around a creator god and five mythological characters. The tribe has faced forced displacement and smallpox epidemics, […]

Winnebago Indians: who are they?

The Winnebago Indians, also known as Ho-Chunk, originated in Wisconsin and migrated to surrounding states. They were skilled farmers and encountered European settlers in the 1600s. Their population fluctuated due to wars and disease outbreaks, and they were eventually moved to reservations in Nebraska and Wisconsin. Today, they are divided into two separate reservations. The […]

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