Sauk
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- noun
- /sɔk/
- In Wisconsin, visitors can learn about the rich heritage of the Sauk through various cultural events and museums.
- Sauk River
- Sauk and Fox
Examples
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Take land from the Abnakes; fur from the Osage, Sauk & Fox.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many historians study the culture and traditions of the Sauk people to understand their contributions to American history.
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Would you talk to the Sauk or the family?
Blog text (32) -
Perhaps the Black Hawk lineage isn't even in the hierarchy of the Sauk tribe today.
Blog text (32) -
Most of the men came from northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and the unit was called the Black Hawk Division for the Sauk Indian chief who had battled the Americans in the region a century before.
Academic text (1990) -
The Sauk were known for their resistance against American expansion into their territory during the 19th century.
Synonyms
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People of a Native American tribe who lived in the Fox River valley and near Green Bay
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sauk comes from the Native American name for this people, often written Sac, that was used by the group and their neighbours in the Midwest. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Sauk as a 'tribe' or family 'name' for people from the Fox River and Green Bay area, which is why Sauk means a member of that group.