Ho-Chunk: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Ho-Chungra • Winnebago

Photos and Videos

Ha-zah-zoch-kah (Branching Horns), a Winnebago Indian.

Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Woodlands region in North America, with tribal names such as Algonquin, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Iroquois, Shawnee, and Powhatan labeled across present-day northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Major lakes and rivers are marked, and a red boundary outlines the general region inhabited by these groups.

How did colonists refer to Indigenous peoples of the Americas?

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Topics

Northeast Indian Wampanoag Abenaki Pequot Iroquoian peoples Wendat Menominee Lenni Lenape Kickapoo Mohawk Seneca

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Paul Radin

American anthropologist