Historical questions

[Rory M Larson]

Thanks Henning!  It's good to know this!

Do you have a sense of when and whence the
horse came to the Hocank?  I suppose from
the (Santee?) Sioux?  Mid 1700's?

Rory





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And how about the Winnebago?  Is there any
>     reason to believe they were west of the Mississippi
>     prior to 1700?

Most of the contact information on the Hocank has them as being in central
and southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.  I'm not aware of any sources

that site them West of the Mississippi, but this does not mean they did not

have groups which had migrated there.  Archeological data also seems to
indicate that the Hocank were located East of the Mississippi for a
substantial period prior to contact.  Again, this does not preclude the
possibility of small groups or bands migrating west.


And what is the word for 'horse'
>     in Winnebago?

s^uNuNk-xate is the word for horse in Hocank.  Literally "Big Dog".

Henning

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