The Sac and Fox Nation is the largest of the three federally recognized tribes of Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) Native Americans. They are located in Oklahoma and are predominantly Sauk. The Thakiwa tribal headquarters are in Stroud, Oklahoma and they are the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.
A 200-acre wooded site west of Tisch Mills guards its secrets well. Maybe that's what its original inhabitants intended.But for historian Bruce Vandervest and several other investigators, the site, confirmed to be a sacred Native American burial ground, continues to draw them back in their determination to find out more: a Viking ship also may be part of the find.
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Excerpted from The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. SwantonThe primary Indian group in the state of Illinois was the Illinois, a large native group made up of several related tribes. Their tribal name “Illiniwek” means “men” or “people.” They were of the Algonquin linguistic group and were most closely related to the Miami and Chippewa tribes. Illinois Confederation The tribal members of the Illinois confederation were made up of the: Cahokia, found in southwestern Illinois near the…
The Adventures of Raccoon telll of a day he was walking along the bank of a stream looking for something to eat. He was very hungry, but he found nothing.Continue to The Adventures of Raccoon →
This Potawatomi legend tells of the Orign of tobacco. Long ago, when the Potawatomi still lived on the ocean in the east and close to their grandfathers, the Delaware, a old man had a dream that something extraordinary would grow in his garden which was in a clearing he had made nearby.Continue to Orign of tobacco →
This Potawatomi legend tells of Waaoniska, the making of a great warrior. There once was a Potawatomi man who had a large family. One of his sons, Waoniska, was old enough to fast but had not yet done so. He said to the boy, “Why don’t you fast?”Continue to Waoniska: The Making of a Great Warrior →