Meskwaki
History Site Map
Bennett, chapter Indians and the Land
Bennett, Meskwaki Code Talkers
Buffalo, Collection of Observations table of contents
Introduction:
The Meskwaki Fight
1532: The First European Experience for Some Tribes
1640-1694:
First Impressions of the French
1701-1729:
The Fox Wars
1730-1734:
Ending the Fox Wars
1735-1804:
Recovery and Rebuilding
1815-1845:
The Americans
1846-1856:
The Iowa Journey
1857-1866:
A New Home in Old Lands
1867-1886:
The New Neighbors
1887-1897:
Jurisdictional Ambiguity
1898-1900:
Debating What To Do With The Meskwaki
1901-1912:
Tenaciously Clinging
1913-1923:
Resisting Acculturation
1924-1936:
Ancient Indians in a Modern World
1937-1951:
Replacements Rather Than Losses
1952-1967:
Increasing Pressure to Assimilate
1968-1979:
Fighting Paper Wars
1980-1986:
Learning How To Meet More Challenges
1987-2000:
Hopes for a Better Future
Meskwaki
and Sauki Voices
Buffalo, Tribal Community Pattern
Collins, A Meskwaki Mine in the Upper Mississippi River Lead District
Michelson, Autobiography of a Fox Woman
Musgrove, Annals Pictograph article, 1974
Purcell, Palimpsest Settlement article, 1974
Swaim, Palimpsest Clothing article, 1991
Torrence, Palimpsest Pictograph article, 1988
Palimpsest, Torrence article, 1988
Audio recordings of Meskwaki language
Re-dedication of Old Capitol speech
Buffalo talk at UI Museum of Art, 1989
Everett Kapayou story and song, Iowa Arts Council
1840 circa census from State Archives
1888 federal census of Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa
1905 Ward list, Iowa Journal of History and Politics, April 1906
relations with U.S. Government
Meskwaki government in the 20th century
Palimpsest, Purcell article, 1974
Palimpsest, Swaim article, 1991
scalp lock and roach headdress
Accessories worn by both sexes
farming (use seeds for corn, squash, beans)
gathering wild plants for food
Wild Garlic or Wild Onion
Hunting and game subsistence activities
Powwow posters, Svacina Collection
Films by Monroe P. Killy, 1948
Film by Kendrick Melvit, 1946 circa
Film by K. Koshinaga, 1940s circa
KCRG-TV footage of Adeline Wanatee at powwow
KCRG-TV footage of powwow visitor
List of individuals who served in U.S. military
1804 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1822 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1824 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1830 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, Etc.
1832 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1836 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1841 report in Lucas Papers transcript
1842 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1859 treaty with Sauk and Foxes
1867 treaty with the Sauk and Foxes
1992 Proclamation establishing July 13th as Meskwaki National Holiday
gathering wild plants for materials (mats, string, rope, etc.)
Tools
Autobiography of A Fox Woman excerpt
Duren H. Ward photograph album
movie of opening oversize album
Ward expedition article in NFM
Monroe P. Killy photograph album
Josephine M. Wallace Collection, SHSI, DM
Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret Collection
Mc-Kenney-Hall Portrait Gallery
Lesson Plans for Meskwaki History
Autobiography of a Fox Woman - The Goldfinch
Investigating Primary Source Documents
Meskwaki Lifeways: Wacoshashe Poster
Word Game, Animals (Meskwaki Words)
Word Game, Animals (Meskwaki Words) - Key