other names · Added 10 October 2026
Ho-Chunk
Native American people from the Great Lakes, U.S.
The Ho-Chunk, also known as Hoocąk, Hoocągra, or Winnebago are a Native American people whose historic territory includes parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Today, Ho-Chunk people are enrolled in two federally recognized tribes: the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
In the Late Woodland Period (650–1200 CE), precontact Ho-Chunks built thousands of effigy mounds in Wisconsin and surrounding states. They are successors to the Oneota culture.
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