They were called Fox by the French, but they referred to themselves as Meshwakihuk, which menas "Red-Earth People". They were originally from Michigan, but moved to Wisconsin about 400 years ago. The Fox people raised maize (corn), beans and squash for food and in the Winter they hunted for buffalo.
In the 1730's, the Fox united with the Sac, or Sauc Indians. The two tribes no longer live in Wisconsin, they now live in Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Famous members of the Fox/Sauk tribe:
American Athelete Jim Thorpe
Works Cited:
"Fox Indians." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
Redish, Laura, and Orrin Lewis. Native Languages of the Americas. Native Languages of the Americas. N.p., 2011. Web. 08 Dec. 2012. <http://www.bigorrin.org/sf_kids.htm>.
Works Cited:
Kalman, Bobbie, and Kathryn Smithyman. "Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo." Native Nations of the Western Great Lakes (2003): 8. History Reference Center. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
This is a doll with a cradleboard. A cradleboard was used to carry babies on their mothers' backs. It was made around the year 1908 and is at the Native American Indian Museum in New York state. It is made of wood, cotton cloth, wool cloth, silk ribbon, hide, glass beads, and brass bells.
This is Black Hawk, Chief of the Sauk and Fox. The picture was painted in 1832.
Click here to learn more about Black Hawk.
Click Here to learn more about the Black Hawk War of 1832.
Click here to view primary source documents about the Black Hawk War of 1832
A teacher page about the Black Hawk War
Works Cited:
Black Hawk, Chief of the Sauk and Fox. 1832. Www.picturehistory.com, Picture History, NY. Picture History : Black Hawk, Chief of the Sauk and Fox. Web. 08 Dec. 2012. <http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/1377>.
Works Cited:
Kalman, Bobbie, and Kathryn Smithyman. "Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo." Native Nations of the Western Great Lakes (2003): 8. History Reference Center. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.