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The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa is one of three
, ''Sac & Fox Casino.'' (retrieved 11 April 2010) The settlement is located in a small community in Tama County, Iowa.
"Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel."
''500 Nations.'' (retrieved 11 April 2010)
The current tribal council members are:
*Chairman: Dawson Davenport
*Vice-Chairman: Drayton Roberts
*Treasurer: Delonda Pushetonequa
*Council Member: Clinton Bear
*Council Member: Jarvis Bear
*Council Member: Eric R. Kapayou
*Council Member: Zane Oldbear
Meskwaki Nation
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The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa is one of three federally recognized
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
Native American tribes of Sac and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples in the United States. The Fox call themselves ''Meskwaki'' and because they are the dominant people in this tribe, it is also simply called Meskwaki Nation ( sac, Meshkwahkîhaki, ''meaning: "People of the red earth"''), the Sauk people call themselves ''Êshkwîha'' (literally: "Fox people") or ''Yochikwîka'', both with the meaning "Northern Sauk". They are Algonquian people
The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Historically, the peoples were prominent along the Atlantic Coast and into the interior along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes. T ...
s, historically developed in the Eastern Woodland culture."Tribal History", ''Sac & Fox Casino.'' (retrieved 11 April 2010) The settlement is located in a small community in Tama County, Iowa.
Government and economic development
The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa is headquartered inTama, Iowa
Tama is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,130 at the time of the 2020 census.
Tama is situated two miles south of Toledo, the county seat. The two towns are close enough to have nearly grown together over the ye ...
. They are governed by a seven-person council. They oversee more than of land, known as the Meskwaki Settlement
The Meskwaki Settlement is an unincorporated community in Tama County, Iowa, United States, west of Tama. It encompasses the reservation lands of the Meskwaki Nation (federally recognized as the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa), on ...
, which the Meskwaki bought mostly in the 19th century. In 2005, they established a tribal court system and tribal law enforcement in 2006.
The tribe publishes the ''Meskwaki Nation Times'', a bi-monthly newspaper for enrolled tribal members. It is a member of the Native American Journalists Association.
The tribe operates the Meskwaki Trading Post, Meskwaki Bingo Casino, Prime Cut Steakhouse, Full House Cafe, Food Arcade and the Jackpot Buffet, and the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, with 400 guest rooms, all located outside Tama, Iowa.''500 Nations.'' (retrieved 11 April 2010)
History
The tribe organized this form of government in 1934 under the federalIndian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the "Indian ...
.See also
The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa holds the smallest amount of land of the threefederally recognized tribes
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
of the Sac and Fox peoples. The other two are:
* The Sac and Fox Nation (or ''Sakiwaki (variants: Thâkîwa; Othâkîwa)'') in Oklahoma (see Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area)
* Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska is one of three federally recognized Native American tribes of Sac and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples. Their name for themselves is Nemahahaki ( sac, Nîmahâhaki) and they are an Algonquian ...
(or ''Nemahahaki (variants: Nîmahâha; Nemaha ountySauk)'') in Richardson County, Nebraska
Richardson County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,363. Its county seat is Falls City.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Richardson County is represented by the pref ...
and Brown County, Kansas
Brown County (county code BR) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. Brown County is the location ...
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External links
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