Iowa
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- Fox (Meskwaki)Continuing community connection; alternate access point
Connection & source
Continuing community connection; alternate access pointPreviously inspected actual Meskwaki history identifies Tama, Iowa. Fox (Meskwaki) and Meskwaki are alternate directory access points to this people, not separate nations.
Historical and continuing; selected geography inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Illinois (Illiniwek)Historical settlement region connection
Connection & source
Historical settlement region connectionMuseum identifies Illinois-confederation communities in eastern Iowa; specific constituent peoples and periods differ.
Initial European contact and subsequent contraction, 1600s–early 1800s. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MeskwakiHistorical and continuing settlement connection
Connection & source
Historical and continuing settlement connectionMeskwaki history identifies purchased Settlement lands and Tribal Center in Tama, Iowa; distinct from Sauk identity.
Historical and continuing; inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PeoriaHistorical settlement region connection
Connection & source
Historical settlement region connectionMuseum specifically identifies Peoria communities in what is now eastern Iowa.
Initial European contact; seventeenth-century context. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
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