Meskwaki (Fox)
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The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meskwaki people | 27 |
| Meskwaki | 26 |
| Meskwaki (Fox) canonical | 5 |
| Meskwaki (Fox) people | 3 |
| Fox (Meskwaki) | 2 |
| Meskwaki tribe | 2 |
| Fox (Meskwaki) people | 1 |
| Fox (Meskwaki) warriors | 1 |
| Meskwaki culture | 1 |
| Meskwaki–Sauk–Kickapoo branch | 1 |
| Outagamie people | 1 |
| Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa | 1 |
| Sauk and Fox band led by Black Hawk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T74130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Meskwaki (Fox) Context triple: [Black Hawk War, hasParticipant, Meskwaki (Fox)]
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Ho-Chunk
The Ho-Chunk are a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region, known for their distinct Siouan language, rich cultural traditions, and enduring presence in the Upper Midwest.
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B.
Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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C.
Kuna
Kuna is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Guna (Kuna) people primarily in Panama and parts of Colombia.
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D.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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E.
Lenape
The Lenape are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally centered in what is now the mid-Atlantic United States, including present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Meskwaki (Fox) Target entity description: The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.
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A.
Ho-Chunk
The Ho-Chunk are a Native American people originally from the Wisconsin and Illinois region, known for their distinct Siouan language, rich cultural traditions, and enduring presence in the Upper Midwest.
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B.
Mahican
The Mahican are an Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now eastern New York and western New England.
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C.
Kuna
Kuna is an indigenous Chibchan language spoken by the Guna (Kuna) people primarily in Panama and parts of Colombia.
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D.
Gwich’in
Gwich’in is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Gwich’in people of northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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E.
Lenape
The Lenape are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally centered in what is now the mid-Atlantic United States, including present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Fox
ⓘ
Fox Tribe ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice | clan-based social organization ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language preservation programs
ⓘ
maintenance of traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryLocation |
Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Meskwaki Settlement in Tama County, Iowa
|
| economicActivity | tribal enterprises including gaming and hospitality ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Eastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedName |
Sauk people
ⓘ
surface form:
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
|
| governingBody | Meskwaki Tribal Council ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationEvent | suffered heavy losses from warfare and disease in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| migrationDestination | Iowa ⓘ |
| nativeName | Meshkwahkihaki ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Fox Wars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
longstanding resistance to displacement
ⓘ
purchasing land in Iowa to reestablish a community in the 19th century ⓘ |
| opponentInConflict |
France
ⓘ
French-allied Native nations ⓘ |
| originalRegion |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Michigan ⓘ present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| populationTrend | population rebounded in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Fox language
ⓘ
Meskwaki language ⓘ |
| purchasedLand | land in Tama County, Iowa in the 1850s ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kickapoo
ⓘ
Ojibwe ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Sauk ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Meskwaki spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| resisted |
French colonial expansion
ⓘ
United States expansion ⓘ |
| settlement | Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfConflict | Fox Wars (1712–1733) ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | hunting, fishing, and agriculture ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | forced to cede lands in the Great Lakes region through 19th-century treaties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Meskwaki (Fox) Description of subject: The Meskwaki (Fox) are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and later settlement in what is now Iowa.
Referenced by (72)
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