<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>An archaeologist colleague of mine working on the cultural affiliation of Effigy Mound sites in Wisconsin asked me to see if anyone on this list could help with a name associated with a possible mid-19th century Winnebago oral tradition of mound building. The name is "Wiscopawis." Sound Hocąk? Any suggestions for a translation? More information below.</div>
<div><br></div><div>All best,</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Saul</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span class="" style="border-collapse:collapse"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The name is in a letter by Rev. Silas Hawley that was published in a newspaper, the <i>Dodge County</i> [WI] <i>Citizen</i>, some time before 1880. The article was reprinted in the <i>History of Dodge County, Wisconsin</i> (1880), pp. 452-453. The full quote, from the reprint, is:<div>
<br></div><div>"Wiscopawis, chief of the Winnebagoes, prior to the tribes being removed to their western reservation, in conversation with M. Shafer, Esq., of Beaver Dam, told him the spring was much prized by his tribe." Earlier in the article, Hawley referred to "Much-kaw, the great medicine chief of the Winnebagoes." </div>
<div><br></div><div>Shafer (1820-?) was a "general repairer of jewelry" who moved to Beaver Dam in 1854. Hawley (1815-1888) is listed as having been on a committee concerned with Presbyterian "missions to the Dakotas, Ojibwas, Senecas, Tuscaroras, and Abenaquis" (<i>The Missionary Herald</i>, v. 51, n. 10, p. 295, 1855).</div>
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