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Fox and Winnebago War on (if you wish) but the result would be simply that you will reduce everything to ashes. This is what will happen if you continue. You know that the Winnebago get very resourceful when they starve. That is his nature and therefore I will take him home with me and fatten him up for you. But you must do what I now tell you. From whatever different places you have come, go back to them. If you don't do it, as long as you live, never will I sell any ammunition to you. If you do not let up on the Winnebago, I will give them ammunition and^ lend them my men. "All right," said they. Higua'nA mok^i'-eje egi hinijgra' nik'djo'T/genigra watcdjejad^ warutf kerej e', Uankci'gera wasagere'ra mowai'rej e. WaniT/gi'gi tciwusu'ntcinik tciwagigi-a'n4ga, wa'rutcwoga^n4ga. M^cdjai'- negi, e'gi gi-a's wagigi'je, hijuk pi'^yxdji woga'n4ga waru'djera dja'n4ga waitcu'iran4gijeniiga'cAn4 woga'je. Njtacdja'gera,- tani'jura, waisga'bera, warudj era^n^tc woga'n4ga, wawag€'j«=, "Nik'dJ9'genigaxdjiwi^n4, ragiwaistena'wire. Jiga'ganixdji w^oca' ho-iro'ni hic'iiwi-e'ge. Ho'rij^ ki'cip rawigi'ji, hage'dja t'e^giji honini'nawigi hoij^' t'an4k^i'ji homxu'dj hirega^dja. * Wapo'7er€ k^icip t'e wa'unai''>7k^djane^n4 rak^iri-o'gigiwaiVen4,' airek^dje'n4. P^edjorat'xi'wjgi, p'edjera hoiciipdji hawon^'wi-^dje. Jiga'geni- xdji n^'ii'stera hij^ ni-o'rat'i|carawi-e^gi." Then they scattered and the women and children were taken into the boat. The men who could walk fast, walked. As soon as he had brought them back near the fort, he gave them food with which to sustain themselves. When they were strong enough, he bade them flee and gave them good guns and as much food as they could carry in their boats. Coffee, sugar, bread and all kinds of food he provided for them and he said, "Children as you're about to flee (remember this). Never hunt fish with a spear. You might thus let a fish escape and if it dies later on and (the enemy) hook a dead fish and inspect it, they will say, ' This fish was speared and got away and died and therefore they (the Winnebago) have passed here. Likewise, if you build a fire, always cover up the embers, for if you should throw any into the water (you would be detected).'" Aigi ni77gio'wak*araiVen4 wadjo'we. Te'n^k^a yowak*arai'ren4 howi'wis nlji'regi niwo'gizik, hiragi'regi edja h'ixdje'gi hoira'tc- gera, howak^arai'ren4.: E'gi te'e'ji jegia'n4ga. [205]
Object Description
Page Title | A Semi-Historical Account of the War of the Winnebago and the Foxes |
Author | Radin, Paul, 1883-1959 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1915 |
Language | English; Ho-Chunk |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP018000 |
Description | Wisconsin Indians preserved their history the same way the ancient Greeks preserved Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: in a carefully maintained oral tradition. Around campfires on starry summer nights and inside lodges during long winter ones, they made sure that each new generation understood and could recite their heritage. The document linked below is a Ho-Chunk oral tradition describing some of their military engagements with the rival Meskwaki (Fox) during the 18th century. It was passed generation to generation for nearly 200 years before tribal stewards decided to share it in 1908 with anthropologist Paul Radin. Each paragraph is first given in Ho-Chunk, as transcribed by Radin, followed by its English translation. This is one of several works in or about American Indian languages to be found at Turning Points in Wisconsin History. Readers should note that this is a historical document rather than a modern one, and that it was produced by a white observer rather than a native speaker; students wishing to study the language should rely on materials produced by the tribal language office. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Radin, Paul, ed. "A Semi-Historical Account of the War of the Winnebago and the Foxes" in Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Oct. 22, 1914 (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1915): 192-207; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=18 |
Document Number | TP018 |
Size | p. 192-207 ; 24 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=18 |
Owner Collection | Official File |
Owner Object ID | F902 9S7R |
Series | Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its ... annual meeting |
Genre | Indian account; translation |
County | Calumet County; Fond du Lac County; Winnebago County |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Gender | female; male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | Colonialism Transforms Indian Life |
Event Date | 1730 |
Event Years | 1730 |
Agriculture | Tobacco |
Religion | Rites and ceremonies |
Topography | Islands; Lakes |
War | War; Battles |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Menominee |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 205 |
Author | Radin, Paul, 1883-1959 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1915 |
Language | English; Ho-Chunk |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP018014 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 24 cm. |
Owner Collection | Official File |
Owner Object ID | F902 9S7R |
Series | Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its ... annual meeting |
Full Text | Fox and Winnebago War on (if you wish) but the result would be simply that you will reduce everything to ashes. This is what will happen if you continue. You know that the Winnebago get very resourceful when they starve. That is his nature and therefore I will take him home with me and fatten him up for you. But you must do what I now tell you. From whatever different places you have come, go back to them. If you don't do it, as long as you live, never will I sell any ammunition to you. If you do not let up on the Winnebago, I will give them ammunition and^ lend them my men. "All right" said they. Higua'nA mok^i'-eje egi hinijgra' nik'djo'T/genigra watcdjejad^ warutf kerej e', Uankci'gera wasagere'ra mowai'rej e. WaniT/gi'gi tciwusu'ntcinik tciwagigi-a'n4ga, wa'rutcwoga^n4ga. M^cdjai'- negi, e'gi gi-a's wagigi'je, hijuk pi'^yxdji woga'n4ga waru'djera dja'n4ga waitcu'iran4gijeniiga'cAn4 woga'je. Njtacdja'gera,- tani'jura, waisga'bera, warudj era^n^tc woga'n4ga, wawag€'j«=, "Nik'dJ9'genigaxdjiwi^n4, ragiwaistena'wire. Jiga'ganixdji w^oca' ho-iro'ni hic'iiwi-e'ge. Ho'rij^ ki'cip rawigi'ji, hage'dja t'e^giji honini'nawigi hoij^' t'an4k^i'ji homxu'dj hirega^dja. * Wapo'7er€ k^icip t'e wa'unai''>7k^djane^n4 rak^iri-o'gigiwaiVen4,' airek^dje'n4. P^edjorat'xi'wjgi, p'edjera hoiciipdji hawon^'wi-^dje. Jiga'geni- xdji n^'ii'stera hij^ ni-o'rat'i|carawi-e^gi." Then they scattered and the women and children were taken into the boat. The men who could walk fast, walked. As soon as he had brought them back near the fort, he gave them food with which to sustain themselves. When they were strong enough, he bade them flee and gave them good guns and as much food as they could carry in their boats. Coffee, sugar, bread and all kinds of food he provided for them and he said, "Children as you're about to flee (remember this). Never hunt fish with a spear. You might thus let a fish escape and if it dies later on and (the enemy) hook a dead fish and inspect it, they will say, ' This fish was speared and got away and died and therefore they (the Winnebago) have passed here. Likewise, if you build a fire, always cover up the embers, for if you should throw any into the water (you would be detected).'" Aigi ni77gio'wak*araiVen4 wadjo'we. Te'n^k^a yowak*arai'ren4 howi'wis nlji'regi niwo'gizik, hiragi'regi edja h'ixdje'gi hoira'tc- gera, howak^arai'ren4.: E'gi te'e'ji jegia'n4ga. [205] |
Type | Text |