Ho-Chunk Natives Morgan Anderson

Crafts/Stories

They did mainly these four crafts quillwork, beadwork, basketry, and pottery. They had many stories here are some of them Origin Story, The Origin of the Wolf Clan, The Origin of Corn, How a Bear Blessed a Man, and many many more stories.

Lived/Houses

They lived in rectangular houses not tepees. Their roofs were shingled with Birchbark. They were original residents of the Great Lakes.

Clothing/Hair

When weather got cold they wore buffalo robes. Ho-Chunk men wore two long braids and women wore one long braid. Did you know they never cut their hair unless in mourning.

Food/Tools

They harvested the three sisters.The three sisters are corn, squash, and beans. They hunted buffalo , deer and other small game, men used nets and spears for fishing. Bow and arrows were used for two things hunting and fighting.

Population

The Ho-Chunk were probably higher than 8,000 in the beginning. Then it started lowering it was the worst experienced by any nation. The lowest point ever was five hundred people. Now it is over twelve thousand one of the largest nations.

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