Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Total population | |
---|---|
4,192[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Nebraska)( Iowa) | |
Languages | |
English, Ho-Chunk[2] | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion, Native American Church[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Ho-Chunk people, Otoe, Iowa, and Missouria people[3] |
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is one of two federally recognized tribes of Ho-Chunk Native Americans. The other is the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Tribe members often refer to themselves as Hochungra – "People of the Parent Speech". Their historic language is part of the Siouan family.
Reservation[]
The Winnebago Reservation, established in 1863, is located in Thurston and Dixon counties, Nebraska, and Woodbury County, Iowa.[4] Their entire land base is 27,637 acres large.[1] In 1990, 1,151 tribal members lived on the reservation.[4]
Government[]
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is headquartered in Winnebago, Nebraska.[5] The tribe is governed by a democratically elected general council.
The current administration is as follows:
- Chairman: Coly Brown
- Vice-Chairman: John Snowball
- Treasurer: Roland Warner
- Secretary: Thelma Whitewater
- Council Member: Louis Larose
- Council Member: Brian Chamberlain
- Council Member: Karl Baker
- Council Member: Lorelei DeCora
- Council Member: Aric Armell
Language[]
The Winnebago Tribe speaks English and Ho-Chunk (Hocąk), which is a , part of the Siouan-Catawban language family.[2]
Economic development[]
is the tribe's corporation; it provides construction services, professional services, and business and consumer products.[7] The Winnebago Tribe also owns and operates the WinnaVegas Casino Resort, hotel, and Flowers Island Restaurant and Buffet, all located in Sloan, Iowa.[8]
Notable tribal members[]
- Joba Chamberlain (b. 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Angel De Cora (1871–1919), artist, educator, and Indian rights activist
- Terri Crawford Hansen (b. 1953), journalist
- Henry Roe Cloud (1884–1950), educator, college administrator, US federal government official, Presbyterian minister; first full-blood Native American to attend Yale College
- Lillian St. Cyr, known as Red Wing (1884–1974), an actress of the silent film era
- Frank LaMere (b. about 1950 – June 16, 2019), activist, advocate, politician
- Renya K. Ramirez (b. 1959), anthropologist, author, and Native feminist[9]
- John Raymond Rice (April 25, 1914 – September 6, 1950), U.S. Army in service of UN Forces in Korean War
- (May 16, 1992 – January 3, 2014), first native to graduate from Senate Page school; youngest delegate in the Nebraska Democratic Party
See also[]
- Ho-Chunk religion
- Little Priest Tribal College
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Winnebago Agency." US Department of the Interior Indian Affairs. Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ a b "Ho-Chunk." Ethnologue. Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ a b Priztker 475
- ^ a b Pritker 477
- ^ "Tribal Directory." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ "Winnebago Tribal Council." Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ "Ho-Chunk, Inc." Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ "Winna Vegas Casino." 500 Nations. Retrieved 11 Sept 2013.
- ^ Grad, Rachel (21 March 2018). "Professor Digs Into Family History To Tell Story Of Native American Activism". UC Santa Cruz Anthropology Chronicle. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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References[]
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1
External links[]
- Official Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska website
- Ho-Chunk, Inc., economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
- Constitution of the Winnebago Tribe, Winnebago Reservation, in the State of Nebraska
- Ho-Chunk
- Native American tribes in Nebraska
- Federally recognized tribes in the United States
- Populated places in Thurston County, Nebraska
- Populated places in Woodbury County, Iowa
- Populated places in Dixon County, Nebraska
- Native American tribes in Iowa