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Native American Tribes of Wisconsin

Welcome to our Wisconsin State Facts section, part of an educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states. Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history of each Wisconsin tribe, or scroll below the map for Wisconsin Indian activities including a wordsearch, fact sheets, and words from the Native American languages of Wisconsin. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!

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American Indians in Wisconsin

Did you know the name "Wisconsin" is an Algonquian Indian word? It comes from the Ojibwe name for the Wisconsin River, Wishkonsing. The Ojibwe are not the only native people of this region, however.

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Wisconsin included:

Other Indian tribes driven into Wisconsin after Europeans arrived included:

The Cheyenne tribe
The Huron tribe
The Illini tribe
The Munsee tribe
The Stockbridge tribe
The Oneida tribe

There are eleven federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin today.

Here are the addresses of Wisconsin's Indian reservations**:**

1 Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa:PO Box 39Odanah, WI 548612 Forest County Potawatomi:PO Box 340Crandon, WI 54520 http://www.fcpotawatomi.com/3 Ho-Chunk Nation:PO Box 667Black River Falls, WI 546154 Lac Court Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa:Rt 2 Box 2700Hayward, WI 548435 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa:PO Box 67Lac du Flambeau, WI 545386 Menominee Indian Tribe:PO Box 910Keshena, WI 54135 http://www.menominee.nsn.us/

7 Oneida Tribe of Indians:PO Box 365Oneida, WI 541558 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa:PO Box 529Bayfield, WI 548149 St. Croix Chippewa Indians:PO Box 287Hertel, WI 5484510 Sokaogan Mole Lake Community:Rt 1 Box 625Crandon, WI 5452011 Stockbridge Munsee Community:N8476 Moh He Con Nuck RoadBowler, WI 54416 http://www.mohican-nsn.gov/

Teaching and learning activities about Wisconsin Native Americans:

Feel free to print these out to use at school!

Wisconsin Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Wisconsin's Indian tribes.
Wisconsin Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Wisconsin languages.
Wisconsin Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Wisconsin animals.
**Wisconsin Indian Facts for Kids:**Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Wisconsin.
We currently have pages for the Hochunk,Menominee, Ojibwa,Potawatomi, Sauk and Fox,Dakota, Huron, Illiniwek,
Stockbridge-Munsee, Mohicans, Oneida, and Cheyenne tribes.

Recommended books about Wisconsin Native Americans

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Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Outstanding collection of legends, interviews, oral history and other Native Wisconsin materials.
Native People of Wisconsin: Introducing Wisconsin's Native American history and culture to kids.
Wisconsin Native Americans: Another book about Wisconsin Indians for kids.
Wisconsin Indian Literature: Anthology of writing from Wisconsin Native American authors.
Wisconsin Indians: History of Wisconsin's native people from prehistoric times through the present day.
The Walleye War: An interesting book on the conflict between the Lac de Flambeau Ojibwe and the state of Wisconsin.
Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map: The native etymology of present-day place-names in Wisconsin.
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin: Book of Wisconsin Indian archaeology.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Wisconsin state:

Wisconsin Reservations:
Extensive profiles of the Wisconsin Indian tribes including culture, history, and contacts.
American Indian Languages in Wisconsin:
Article on American Indian language usage in Wisconsin today.
Languages of Native Americans in Wisconsin:
Blog post about Native American language revival in Wisconsin.