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HISTORY 



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c. Four lodges once left the main tribe at Prairie du Chien or Mac- 

 Gregor, Wisconsin, and never returned. This happened after all the 

 other tribes had leagued together against the Winnebago. The reason 

 these four lodges left the Winnebago was because they were afraid 

 that war might break out again. Some people believe that the Oto 



Fig. 1.— sectional JIAP OF WISCONSIN, GIVING THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE 



OLD VILLAGES. 



EXPLANATION OF MAP. 



[The numbers on the map indicate the locations of some of the Wisconson Winnebago villages.] 



13. Spotted Arm s village. 



16. Dayton village. 



17. While Crow svUlage, 1S32. 



18. Choukeka's village, 1816. 



White Ox's viUage, 1.S32. 



19. Old Gray-headed Decorah s village, 1793-1836. 



20. Yellow Thunder s'-forty." 



21. Karraymaunee'sviUage, 1832-42. 



22. Sarcel's village, 1827. 



23. Washington Decorah 's village 1832. 

 21. Buzzard Decorah s village, 1787. 



One-eyed Decorah 's village, 1832. 



25. I/ittle Decorah 's village, 1857. 



26. Big Hawk's village, Pike Lake. 



1. Doty Island viUage, 1634-1832. 



2. Pesheu s viUage, 1797-1833. 



3. Black Wolf s ViUage, 1828. 



4. Smoker's village, 1816. 



5. Sarrochau syiilage, 1788. 



6. Rush Lake village. 



7. Yellow Thunder s village, 1828-32. 



8. Sarcel's Village, 1827. 



9. Old Gray-headed Decorah's viUage, 1792. 



10. Big Fox's village, 1832. 



11. Watertown village. 



12. Iron Walker s village. 



13. Little Priest s village, 1832. 



Whirling Thunder s village, 1836. 



14. Karraymaunee's village, 1832. 



are this lost branch, for the}' speak the same language with but few 

 differences and use many old words that the Winnebago employed 

 long ago but have now given up. 



d. Some lodges left the tribe never to return. Some say there 

 were four, others give different numbers (of long lodges) . Some say 

 only one lodge. My uncle us<^d to say that there were four. " I think 

 that it is believed that they went to the east," he said. 



