Articles on Native American Tribes in Iowa, Including: Sac People, Ho-Chunk, Otoe Tribe, Omaha (Tribe), Meskwaki, Mascouten, Indians of Iowa, Wilson V. Omaha Tribe, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. voyageur]] trail (Chemin des voyageurs). Indians of Iowa include numerous Native American tribes which have lived in the state of Iowa historically and prehistorically: *Ioway (Baxoje) *Otoe The Chewerean tribes area probably descendant from the prehistoric Oneota| and appear to have been interconnected. At the time of contact with European explorers| their range covered most of Iowa. The Ho-Chunk ranged primarily east of the Mississippi in southern Wisconsin| the Ioway/Baxoje ranged in northern Iowa| the Otoe in central and southern Iowa| and the Missouria in far southern Iowa. *Yankton Sioux The Dakota pushed southward into much of Iowa in the 18th and 19th century| and were commonly seen by settlers. In 1840| the translator Isaac Galland noted several Sioux groups in or near Iowa| including Wahpekute| North Sisseton| South Sisseton| East Wahpetonwan| West Wahpetonwan| Yankton| and Mdewakantonwan. *Omaha *Ponca The Dhegiha lived near the Missouri in the very Late Prehistoric and historic periods; they appear to have migrated to the region from the south or southeast| their origin location is debated. *Mandan These may be descendants of Late Prehistoric Mill Creek cultures whose range extended into northwest Iowa. *Pawnee These may be descendants of Late Prehistoric Central Plains Tradition cultures that lived in southwest Iowa| especially around the Glenwood area. The Pawnee (Panis) are shown in southwest Iowa in a 1798 map| although they ranged primarily to the west. *Kickapoo