https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai Information about the Ho-Chunk tribe. en-us 2016-09-26 18:35:36 UTC 2025-12-09 03:50:38 UTC hello@padlet.com jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126483632 The first mention of them came to the French after they attempted to expand the fur trade.
http://www.ho-chunknation.com/media/9205/ho-chunkhistorytimeline.pdf]]> 2016-09-26 18:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126483632 jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126490387 Yes they are, they are still where they first were in Wisconsin and Nebraska. They still have about 12,000 people live today
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Chunk#History]]> 2016-09-26 19:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126490387 jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126492085 The women usually did the farming and harvested the crops like corn, beans, and squash. The men usually hunted for food. The hunted for deer, and buffalo, and went fishing in the lakes and rivers. They made clothing out of the skins of the deer and buffalo they killed. They built rectangular houses shingled with birch bark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Chunk#History]]> 2016-09-26 19:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126492085 jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126661919 From what I found it said that they were the dominant tribe in their territory. That makes me think they they were more aggressive than other tribes around them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Chunk#History]]> 2016-09-27 13:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126661919 jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126664978 They were led by one war chieftain who was in charge of military and law enforcement. They were also led by one peace chieftain who was in charge of mediation and negotiations. They were chosen by a council of leaders.

]]> 2016-09-27 13:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126664978 jordon_schletty https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126671701 They believed in many different things. The sun and animals played a big role in supernatural forces. Battles between the good and bad forces were common in oral traditions. They gathered in big structures called sweat lodges where they would gather for religious purposes.
https://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-52.html]]> 2016-09-27 14:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jordon_schletty/cnfi5hliyjai/wish/126671701