Fox (Meskwaki)
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The Fox (Meskwaki) are a Native American people of the Algonquian language family, historically based in the Great Lakes region and now primarily associated with communities in Iowa and Oklahoma.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of North America ⓘ Native American people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Meskwahki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesquakie NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Earths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea | Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
clan system
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ seasonal ceremonies ⓘ |
| currentCommunity | Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRegion |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementHistory | forced removals from the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Meskwaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | tribal council ⓘ |
| historicalConflict | Fox Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOpponent |
French colonists
ⓘ
French-allied Native nations ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Meskwaki language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Algonquian languages
ⓘ
Central Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStateRecognition |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedTribalEntity |
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kickapoo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menominee people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauk (Sac) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Native American Church NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Algonquian spiritual practices ⓘ |
| sovereignStatus | federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
longhouses
ⓘ
wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | treaties with the United States government ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.