Sauk village of Saukenuk
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The Sauk village of Saukenuk was a major Native American settlement along the Rock River in present-day Illinois, historically significant as the principal home of the Sauk people and later central to conflicts leading up to the Black Hawk War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sauk village at Saukenuk | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sauk settlement
ⓘ
historic Native American village ⓘ |
| abandonmentContext | largely abandoned after the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | recognized as an important archaeological and historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Hawk
ⓘ
Sauk leadership and councils ⓘ |
| colonialPowerInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflict | site of tensions between Sauk people and United States settlers ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Sauk ⓘ |
| economy |
corn-based agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade participation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sauk people ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | commemorated in local and regional history of Illinois ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| language | Sauk language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rock River valley
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
along the Rock River ⓘ near present-day Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ present-day Illinois ⓘ |
| memorialization | subject of historical markers and local commemoration near Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Mississippi River
ⓘ
Rock River ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Meskwaki (Fox)
ⓘ
surface form:
Meskwaki (Fox) people
|
| politicalStatus | main political center of the Sauk nation ⓘ |
| population | one of the largest Native American villages in the Great Lakes region in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| preColonialStatus | established before intensive Euro-American settlement of Illinois ⓘ |
| principalSettlementOf | Sauk people ⓘ |
| region |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Mississippi River region
|
| relatedConflict | U.S. expansion into Sauk homelands ⓘ |
| significance |
central to events leading to the Black Hawk War
ⓘ
major Native American settlement in the upper Mississippi region ⓘ principal home of the Sauk people ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| treatyContext | affected by early 19th-century land cession treaties between Sauk and United States ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | permanent village with seasonal movements for hunting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
seasonal hunting and gathering ⓘ trade ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sauk village at Saukenuk