Learn the derogatory past of the Ho-Chunks' commonly applied name, Winnebago


Learn the derogatory past of the Ho-Chunks' commonly applied name, Winnebago
Learn the derogatory past of the Ho-Chunks' commonly applied name, Winnebago
Learn how some Indigenous American peoples came to be known by names given to them by outsiders and why they sometimes preferred to be called by a name of their own choosing, as in the case of the Ho-Chunk, who were commonly known for many years as the Winnebago, a derogatory name given to them by outsiders.
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