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Ho-Chunk

1150 – present
Native nationNorth America

A regional power of perhaps 8,000-20,000 at Nicolet's 1634 visit — then catastrophe, then survival.

Survived the 1630s collapse (epidemics, a drowning storm, war with the Illinois) and held south-central Wisconsin in 1800.

Borders in 2026 · drawn from 6 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 6 border frames for Ho-Chunk — the shape you scrub through changes in 1150 · 1634 · 1700 · 1801 · 1832 · 1875.

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