Red Earth People

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Red Earth People is an ethnonym referring to the Fox (Meskwaki) Native American people, traditionally associated with the Great Lakes region of North America.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Red Earth People canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language
Native American people
Native American people
ethnonym
alsoKnownAs Fox people
Mesquakie
Red Earth People
associatedWithContinent North America
associatedWithRegion Great Lakes region
country United States
culturalRegion Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
ethnicSubgroup Meskwaki Settlement community
ethnonymFor Fox people
Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
hasAutonymMeaning Red Earth People
hasEthnographicContext Native American peoples
languageFamily Algonquian languages
nativeName Meskwaki
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
primaryState Iowa
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States
refersTo Fox people
Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
region Great Lakes region
Iowa
relatedEthnicGroup Kickapoo people
Sauk people
relatedTo Algonquian-speaking peoples
linked to: Algonquian peoples

Sauk people
reservationOrSettlement Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
spokenBy Fox people
Meskwaki people
linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
traditionalLanguage Meskwaki language
traditionalRegion Great Lakes region
present-day Illinois
present-day Iowa
present-day Michigan
present-day Wisconsin
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting
usedBy English speakers

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fox people ethnonymMeaning Red Earth People
Fox Tribe ethnonymMeaning Red Earth People
Meshkwahkihaki meaning Red Earth People
Fox people alsoKnownAs Red Earth People
subject linked to: Red Earth People
Fox people hasAutonymMeaning Red Earth People
subject linked to: Red Earth People