Meskwaki (Fox)

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The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Native American people
alternateName Fox
Fox Tribe
country United States
culturalPractice clan-based social organization
culturalRevitalization language preservation programs
maintenance of traditional ceremonies
currentPrimaryLocation Meskwaki Settlement in Tama County, Iowa
economicActivity tribal enterprises including gaming and hospitality
ethnographicRegion Eastern Woodlands
federallyRecognizedName Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
linked to: Sauk people
governingBody Meskwaki Tribal Council
hasReservation Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
historicalPopulationEvent suffered heavy losses from warfare and disease in the 17th and 18th centuries
languageFamily Algonquian languages
legalStatus federally recognized tribe in the United States
migrationDestination Iowa
nativeName Meshkwahkihaki
notableConflict Fox Wars
notableFor longstanding resistance to displacement
purchasing land in Iowa to reestablish a community in the 19th century
opponentInConflict France
French-allied Native nations
originalRegion Great Lakes region
present-day Illinois
present-day Michigan
present-day Wisconsin
populationTrend population rebounded in the 20th and 21st centuries
primaryLanguage Fox language
Meskwaki language
purchasedLand land in Tama County, Iowa in the 1850s
relatedEthnicGroup Kickapoo
Ojibwe
Potawatomi
Sauk
religion Christianity
traditional Meskwaki spiritual beliefs
resisted French colonial expansion
United States expansion
settlement Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
timePeriodOfConflict Fox Wars (1712–1733)
traditionalCrops beans
corn
squash
traditionalHousing wigwams
traditionalSubsistence hunting, fishing, and agriculture
treatyHistory forced to cede lands in the Great Lakes region through 19th-century treaties

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Poweshiek memberOf Meskwaki people
subject linked to: Meskwaki leader Poweshiek
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Poweshiek peopleRepresented Meskwaki people
subject linked to: Meskwaki leader Poweshiek
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sacs closelyAssociatedWith Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sacs culturallyRelatedTo Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sacs historicalAllianceWith Meskwaki (Fox)
Illinois peoples relatedEthnicGroup Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Wapsipinicon River nameLanguage Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sac people historicallyAssociatedWith Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sac people culturallyRelatedTo Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Meskwaki syllabary associatedPeople Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Meskwaki language isSpokenBy Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Meskwaki language hasGlottologName Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Fox–Sauk–Kickapoo branch hasAlternativeName Meskwaki–Sauk–Kickapoo branch
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Fox–Sauk–Kickapoo branch hasMemberEthnicGroup Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Outagamie County, Wisconsin namedAfter Outagamie people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa represents Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Red Earth People refersTo Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Red Earth People ethnonymFor Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Fox people nativeName Meskwaki
subject linked to: Red Earth People
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Meskwaki language spokenBy Meskwaki people
subject linked to: Red Earth People
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Central Algonquian spokenBy Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Mesquakie Indians alsoKnownAs Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)