The Sauks or Sacs (Asakiwaki in their own language) are a group of Native Americans whose original territory may have been along the St. Lawrence River. Pressure from other tribes drove them to Michigan around Saginaw Bay from whence they were driven by the Hurons armed with French weapons. They then occupied territory in parts of what is now Illinois and Wisconsin. Their closely allied tribe, the Fox, were noted for their hostility towards the French and fought two Fox Wars. After the second war, the Sac sheltered the remaining Fox in their camp and were subject to French attack themselves. The Sac continued moving west to Iowa and Kansas. The refusal of a band of Sac under the chief Black Hawk in 1832 to accept the continued loss of lands (in western Illinois, this time) led to their reduction in importance at the hands of General Edmund Gaines in the Blackhawk War. The Sac later moved into reservations in Oklahoma where they merged with the Fox as the Sac and Fox Nation.
The Sauk Prairie teachers from the last 25+ years left their imprints on us and helped us realize that we wanted to be a part of forming new imprints in the Sauk Prairie School District.
Sauk Prairie has always been my home, and although at one time I desired living in a larger city, I always knew that at some point I would return here because I desired to be near my family.
Sauk Prairie was the kind of community we were looking for; it had excellent schools, the right character and the genuine friendliness of a small town.
The Sauk farmed in villages in the summer and went to hunting grounds in the winter.
The Sauk were noted for their courage, and they believed that every raid should be answered by a counter raid to uphold the honor of their people.
Sauk and Fox governments, traditional and new, have been challenged with threats to the sovereignty of the nations over land resources and the peoples welfare.
Feeds |
Contact