Other tribal traditions relate how tribes such as the Quapaw, Missouri, Iowa, Oto, Omaha, and Ponca were once part of the Ho-Chunk, but these other tribes continued to move farther west while the Ho-Chunk stayed in Wisconsin. The oral traditions of the tribe, particularly the Thunderbird clan, state that the Ho-Chunk originated at the Red Banks on Green Bay. The Ho-Chunk - formerly called the Winnebago - are members of a Siouan-speaking tribe who were established in Wisconsin at the time of French contact in the 1630s. View Announcement Search toggle Mobile Menu Toggle
Nations in Wisconsin: Sovereignty and Treaty Rights.Modern Tribal Communities: Politics, Prosperity, and Problems.
