Sac and Fox Nation
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: "Federally recognized as the "Sac and Fox Tribe of Indians of the Mississippi River in Oklahoma," and commonly known as the Sac and Fox Nation, the Thakiwaki (Sauk/Sac) are an Algonquian people indigenous to the Western Great Lakes region. Through a series of dislocations they found themselves in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in the 1870s. The misnomer "Sac and Fox" is a historical accident, a conflation of "Sac" (Sauk), or Thâkîwaki ("people coming forth [from the outlet]," i.e., "from the water"), and "Fox," or Meskwâki ("people of the red earth") misapplied by the U.S. government during treaty negotiations in 1804." - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence on the subject of H.R.2 and S.2, 1980-01-07
Item
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_59_12_0003
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Elmer H. Grant and Congressman Mickey Edwards on the subject of H.R.2 and S.2.
Dates:
1980-01-07
Sac and Fox Tribes of Oklahoma and Iowa , April 3, 1970
Item — Box 67: Series CAC_CC_009_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_13_0007
Scope and Contents
Happy Camp, a Member of Congress, received a letter from Bill Veeter regarding Water Rights owned by American Indian Tribes. Veeter advised that the Cherokees should safeguard their ownership of Water Rights in the Arkansas River and its tributaries. Camp requested Veeter's assistance in discussing these matters with Cherokee authorities and obtaining information on the Eagle River Case. Camp also mentioned the importance of the United States protecting and developing property rights for...
Dates:
April 3, 1970