| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117717 |
| Organization name | Sauk Indians |
| Other names | Sack;Sac;Saki |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Also spelt Sac. An Algonquian-speaking tribe originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, by 19th century they had settled between Rock Island, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri on the Mississippi River. In summer they cultivated corn and lived in sedidentary structures, while in spring they hunted bison. The Sauk were close allies of the Fox Tribe, who they helped shelter after a disastrous 1730 French campaign. In 1804 some minor Sauk chiefs ceded their lands through the Treaty of St. Louis, but many tribe members were angered by the proceedings—considering them unrepresentative—and subsequently participated in the Blawk Hawk War (1832). |
| See also | Fox indians |
| Citations | http://www.britannica.com/topic/Sauk ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauk_people |
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793