Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
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Black Hawk, portrait by George Catlin, 1832
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| Total population | |
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| (442) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States(  Kansas and  Nebraska) |
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| Languages | |
| English, Sauk, Fox | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, other | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sauk, Meskwaki, Kickapoo, and other Algonquian peoples |
The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska is one of three federally recognized Native American tribes of Sac and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples. Their name for themselves is Nemahahaki and they are an Algonquian people and Eastern Woodland culture.
The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri is headquartered in Reserve, Kansas. Their tribal chairman is Michael Dougherty, and their acting environmental director is Rick Campbell.
The Sac and Fox Casino, the Boat Bar, the Chop House steak restaurant, the Deli and the Lodge buffet are all owned by the tribe and located in Powhattan, Kansas.
The tribe operates the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri Tribal Museum, located in Reserve, Kansas. Founded in 1996, the museum exhibits tribal regalia and serves as a research center.
Original two distinct tribes, the Sac and Fox joined forces during the 18th century to resist attacks by the French. The Sac traditionally referred to themselves as "People of the Yellow Earth," while the Foxes called themselves "Red Earth People."
In 1804 the tribes ceded their traditional homelands to the United States. The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri was established by an 1815 treaty, and they relocated from Iowa and Illinois to northeastern Missouri. In 1824, they moved again to the Platte Valley. Sac leader, Black Hawk led his people in a war against the United States in 1832. An 1837 treaty relocated the tribe to the Great Nemaha Reservation in Doniphan and Brown counties in Kansas. After several treaties ceded more land, the Dawes Act broke tribal lands into individual allotments.
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