"People of the Sea"; the earliest French term for the Ho-Chunk Indians.

View pictures related to Ho-Chunk Indians at Wisconsin Historical Images.

Learn More

Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Explore more than 1,600 people, places and events in Wisconsin history.

[Source: Vimont, Barthélemy. "The Journey of Jean Nicolet, 1634" at American Journeys (http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-043/)]