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[[Image:Kee-shes-wa.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kee-shes-wa, painted by Charles Bird King]]MESKWAKIES. True name of the [[FOX]]. The word meaning "red-earth" people was corrupted by the French who called them Renards, or "Foxes, | [[Image:Kee-shes-wa.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kee-shes-wa, painted by Charles Bird King]]MESKWAKIES. True name of the [[FOX]]. The word meaning "red-earth" people was corrupted by the French who called them Renards, or "Foxes." The Meskwaki are of Algonquin origin from the Eastern Woodland Culture and are closely related to the Cree, Sac, Chippewa, Menominee, Shawnee, and Kickapoo. Members of the Woodland groups speak similar languages, and share a common pattern in their religious customs, arts, crafts, and general way of living. (1) | ||
Meskwakies originally lived in the lower peninsula of Michigan. In 1667, when the French first met the tribe, they were living in villages along the Fox and Wolf rivers in east-central Wisconsin. Hunting parties ranged into northern Illinois, however, and by 1700 | Meskwakies originally lived in the lower peninsula of Michigan. In 1667, when the French first met the tribe, they were living in villages along the Fox and Wolf rivers in east-central Wisconsin. Hunting parties ranged into northern Illinois, however, and by 1700 Meskwaki hunters frequently hunted bison on the prairies of northern Illinois. | ||
[[Image:bodmer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Painting by Karl Bodmer]]War between the Meskwakies and French began in 1712. Fighting continued for over a decade. | [[Image:bodmer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Painting by Karl Bodmer]]War between the Meskwakies and French began in 1712. Fighting continued for over a decade. Meskwaki war parties so disrupted the French fur trade in northern Illinois and Wisconsin that the French sent several expeditions against the Meskwaki villages. | ||
[[Image:plantdyes.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Native American tribes were experts in obtaining dyes for their clothing from native plants. Photo courtesy: Hubbell Trading Post, National Historic Site, Ganado, Arizona]]During the summer of 1730 some of the Meskwakies attempted to abandon their villages in Wisconsin. In October 1732, led by the war chief Kiala, the Meskwakies successfully defended themselves against a large war party of French-allied Indians, but during the following spring they abandoned the village and returned to Wisconsin. They sought sanctuary among the [[SAUK]] at Green Bay. After 1733 the Meskwakies and Sauk lived together, first in Wisconsin, then in the lower Rock River Valley of northwestern Illinois, and finally in Iowa. | [[Image:plantdyes.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Native American tribes were experts in obtaining dyes for their clothing from native plants. Photo courtesy: Hubbell Trading Post, National Historic Site, Ganado, Arizona]]During the summer of 1730 some of the Meskwakies attempted to abandon their villages in Wisconsin. In October 1732, led by the war chief Kiala, the Meskwakies successfully defended themselves against a large war party of French-allied Indians, but during the following spring they abandoned the village and returned to Wisconsin. They sought sanctuary among the [[SAUK]] at Green Bay. After 1733 the Meskwakies and Sauk lived together, first in Wisconsin, then in the lower Rock River Valley of northwestern Illinois, and finally in Iowa. | ||
Today, people from the | [[Image:sfmap.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Treaties affecting the Fox.]]The Sauk and Fox were involved in many treaties with the United States government. | ||
Members of the tribe played an important role during [[WORLD WAR II]]. The "Code Talkers" spoke in their own language over open channels since the Germans had no one capable of interpreting them. Nearly 70 years after eight Meskwaki men were trained to use their native language to provide secure battlefield communication, members of the Tama-based community accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their ancestors. (2) Today, people from the Meskwaki settlement near Tama, Iowa, form part of the modern Native American community. | |||
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1. "Meskwaki History," Online: http://www.msswarriors.org/history/MeskinteractiveCD1/Pages/Culture/HistoryHomePage.htm | |||
2. Lynch, James Q. "Meskwaki ‘Code Talkers’ Receive Congressional Gold Medal," Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 28 2014, Online: http://thegazette.com/2013/11/20/meskwaki-code-talkers-receive-congressional-gold-medal | |||
[[Category: Native American]] | [[Category: Native American]] | ||
Revision as of 04:03, 10 March 2015
MESKWAKIES. True name of the FOX. The word meaning "red-earth" people was corrupted by the French who called them Renards, or "Foxes." The Meskwaki are of Algonquin origin from the Eastern Woodland Culture and are closely related to the Cree, Sac, Chippewa, Menominee, Shawnee, and Kickapoo. Members of the Woodland groups speak similar languages, and share a common pattern in their religious customs, arts, crafts, and general way of living. (1)
Meskwakies originally lived in the lower peninsula of Michigan. In 1667, when the French first met the tribe, they were living in villages along the Fox and Wolf rivers in east-central Wisconsin. Hunting parties ranged into northern Illinois, however, and by 1700 Meskwaki hunters frequently hunted bison on the prairies of northern Illinois.
War between the Meskwakies and French began in 1712. Fighting continued for over a decade. Meskwaki war parties so disrupted the French fur trade in northern Illinois and Wisconsin that the French sent several expeditions against the Meskwaki villages.
During the summer of 1730 some of the Meskwakies attempted to abandon their villages in Wisconsin. In October 1732, led by the war chief Kiala, the Meskwakies successfully defended themselves against a large war party of French-allied Indians, but during the following spring they abandoned the village and returned to Wisconsin. They sought sanctuary among the SAUK at Green Bay. After 1733 the Meskwakies and Sauk lived together, first in Wisconsin, then in the lower Rock River Valley of northwestern Illinois, and finally in Iowa.
The Sauk and Fox were involved in many treaties with the United States government.
Members of the tribe played an important role during WORLD WAR II. The "Code Talkers" spoke in their own language over open channels since the Germans had no one capable of interpreting them. Nearly 70 years after eight Meskwaki men were trained to use their native language to provide secure battlefield communication, members of the Tama-based community accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their ancestors. (2) Today, people from the Meskwaki settlement near Tama, Iowa, form part of the modern Native American community.
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Source:
1. "Meskwaki History," Online: http://www.msswarriors.org/history/MeskinteractiveCD1/Pages/Culture/HistoryHomePage.htm
2. Lynch, James Q. "Meskwaki ‘Code Talkers’ Receive Congressional Gold Medal," Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 28 2014, Online: http://thegazette.com/2013/11/20/meskwaki-code-talkers-receive-congressional-gold-medal