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68 THE WIN2sEBAG0 TKIBE Ieth.axn.37
Then he married her. He lived there and worked for the Indians and stayed with them for many years and he taught them the use of many tools. He went home every once in a while and his wife went with him, but he always came back again. After a while a son was born to him and then another. When the boys were some¬ what grown up he decided to take his oldest son with him to his country and bring him up in such a way that he would not be in danger, as was the case here in the woods. The Indians consented to it and they agreed that the mother was to bring up the youngest child.
So he took his oldest boy home with him and when he got home he went to live with his parents, as he had not been married in his own coimtry. He was a leader of men. The boy was with him all the time and everyone took a great liking to him. People would come to see him and bring him presents. They gave him many toys. However, in spite of all, ho got homesick and he would cry every night until he fell asleep. He cried all the time and would not eat. After a while the people thought it best to bring him back to his home, as they were afraid that he would get sick and die. Before long they brought him back. The father said: '^My sons are men and they can remain here and grow up among you. You are to bring them up in your own way and they are to live just as you do.''
The Indians made them fast. One morning the oldest one got up very early and did not go out fasting. His older imcle, seeing him try to eat sojne corn, took it away from him and, taking a piece of charcoal, mashed it, rubbed it over his face, and threw him out of doors. He went out into the wilderness and hid himself in a secret place. Afterwards the people searched for him everywhere, but they could not find him. Then the people told the imcle that he had done wrong in throwing the boy out. The latter was sorry, but there was nothing to be done any more. In reality the uncle was afraid of the boy's father. They looked everywhere but could not find him.
After a full month the boy came home and brought with him a circle of wood (i. e., a drum). He told the people that this is what he had received in a dream, and that it was not to be used in war; that it was something with which to obtain life. He said that if a feast was made to it, this feast would be one to Earthmaker, as Earthmaker had blessed him and told him to put his life in the service of the Winnebago.
Frojn this man they received many benefits. He was called to take the foremost part in everything. They called him the French¬ man, his younger brother being called Tcaf^o^sgaga, White-throat. And as they said, so it has always been. A person with French blood has always been the chief. Only they could accomplish anything among the whites. At the present time there is no clan as numerous
Object Description
| Page Title | How the Winnebago First Came into Contact with the French and the Origin of the Decora Family |
| Author | Radin, Paul, 1883-1959 |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Source Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Source Creation Date | 1923 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP011000 |
| Description | The Ho-Chunk long recalled their first encounters with the Europeans who arrived so unexpectedly in the seventeenth century. Their memories of these meetings were passed down verbally from parent to child for eight or nine generations, and told to visiting anthropologist Paul Radin during the years 1908-1913 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | "How the Winnebago First Came into Contact with the French and the Origin of the Decora Family." In Radin, Paul. The Winnebago Tribe (Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1923): 65-69; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=723 |
| Document Number | TP011 |
| Size | p. 65-69 ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=723 |
| Owner Collection | U.S. Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | SI 2.1: 915/16 |
| Series | Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ; 37th |
| Genre | government report; Indian account |
| County | Brown County |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Race and Ethnicity | French Americans; Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Arrival of the First Europeans |
| Event Date | 17 century |
| Event Years | 17 century |
| Agriculture | Tobacco |
| Domestic Life | Family; Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Life Stages | Adolescence |
| Occupations | Explorers |
| Religion | Rites and ceremonies |
| War | Firearms; Weapons; |
| Indian Tribe | Ho-Chunk |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 68 |
| Author | Radin, Paul, 1883-1959 ; Radin, Paul, 1883-1959 |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C. |
| Source Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office ; U. S. Government Printing Offiice |
| Source Creation Date | 1923; 1923 |
| Language | English; English |
| Digital Format | JPG; JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society; 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 | 2005; 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP011004 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| URL | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | US Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | SI 2.1: 915/16 |
| Full Text | 68 THE WIN2sEBAG0 TKIBE Ieth.axn.37 Then he married her. He lived there and worked for the Indians and stayed with them for many years and he taught them the use of many tools. He went home every once in a while and his wife went with him, but he always came back again. After a while a son was born to him and then another. When the boys were some¬ what grown up he decided to take his oldest son with him to his country and bring him up in such a way that he would not be in danger, as was the case here in the woods. The Indians consented to it and they agreed that the mother was to bring up the youngest child. So he took his oldest boy home with him and when he got home he went to live with his parents, as he had not been married in his own coimtry. He was a leader of men. The boy was with him all the time and everyone took a great liking to him. People would come to see him and bring him presents. They gave him many toys. However, in spite of all, ho got homesick and he would cry every night until he fell asleep. He cried all the time and would not eat. After a while the people thought it best to bring him back to his home, as they were afraid that he would get sick and die. Before long they brought him back. The father said: '^My sons are men and they can remain here and grow up among you. You are to bring them up in your own way and they are to live just as you do.'' The Indians made them fast. One morning the oldest one got up very early and did not go out fasting. His older imcle, seeing him try to eat sojne corn, took it away from him and, taking a piece of charcoal, mashed it, rubbed it over his face, and threw him out of doors. He went out into the wilderness and hid himself in a secret place. Afterwards the people searched for him everywhere, but they could not find him. Then the people told the imcle that he had done wrong in throwing the boy out. The latter was sorry, but there was nothing to be done any more. In reality the uncle was afraid of the boy's father. They looked everywhere but could not find him. After a full month the boy came home and brought with him a circle of wood (i. e., a drum). He told the people that this is what he had received in a dream, and that it was not to be used in war; that it was something with which to obtain life. He said that if a feast was made to it, this feast would be one to Earthmaker, as Earthmaker had blessed him and told him to put his life in the service of the Winnebago. Frojn this man they received many benefits. He was called to take the foremost part in everything. They called him the French¬ man, his younger brother being called Tcaf^o^sgaga, White-throat. And as they said, so it has always been. A person with French blood has always been the chief. Only they could accomplish anything among the whites. At the present time there is no clan as numerous |
| Event Date | 1600-1699 |
| Event Years | 17th century |
| Type | Text |