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| Follow online links to rare American Indian language primary documents, including early dictionaries, textbooks, spelling books and firsthand accounts. |
| Use the 1829 speech by Little Elk, Ho-Chunk orator, to learn more about Ho-Chunk views on Euro-American cultures |
| Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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| Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
| Date: | 1829 |
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| Description: | Watercolor miniature of Isaac Winnesheek, Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Naw-Kaw or Wood. Hand-colored lithograph from History of the Indian Tribes of North America. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Five Winnebago men are sitting on the ground around a blanket playing cards. Two young boys are standing behind them watching. |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | Redbird, a Winnebago Indian, following his surrender after an attack on Prairie du Chien in 1827. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Yellow thunder, a Winnebago Chief. |
| Date: | 1825 |
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| Description: | Wa-kaun, or the Snake, a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief. Hand-colored lithography from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted by J.O. Lewis at the Treaty of Prairie... |
| Date: | 1827 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Ker-o-menee, a celebrated Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted by J.O. Lewis at the Treat... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Tshi-zun-hau-kau, a Winnebago/Ho-Chunk warrior, that appeared in Volume II of the History of Indian Tribes by Thomas McKenney and James Hall in... |
| Date: | 1831 |
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| Description: | Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Indians standing and sitting near wigwams. Four wigwam frames are covered, with the one on the right uncovered, with a campfire inside. In the distance are... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of prominent Winnebago man Spoon-de-Kaury, or Spoon Decorah. He is seated, holding a walking cane. |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | O-che-na-shink-kaa, or the Man that Stands and Strikes, a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, sketched at t... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | O'-check-ka, or Four Legs, Head Chief of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) on Lake Michigan. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the ... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | A Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Squaw, wife of O'-check-ka (Four Legs). Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Green Bay (1... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | O-wan-ich-koh (also phoneticized Hoowanneka) or the Little Elk, a chief of the Ho-Chunk. This portrait depicts Little Elk as he appeared at the Treaty of P... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | Shounk-Chunk the Black Wolf, a Chief of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Gre... |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| Description: | She-sheba, or the Little Duck, a celebrated Winnebgo (Ho-Chunk) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Gre... |
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