Sauk people

Sauk
Thâkîwaki[1]
Massika, a Sauk Indian at left
Massika, a Sauk Indian, left, with Wakusasse (Meskwaki) at right. Aquatint of painting by Karl Bodmer, made at St. Louis in Spring 1833 when Massika pleaded for the release of war chief Blackhawk following the Black Hawk War
Total population
3,794
Regions with significant populations
formerly Michigan and Wisconsin, currently Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Languages
Sauk, English
Related ethnic groups
Meskwaki

The Sauk or Sac are Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. Their historical territory was near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Today they have three tribes based in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Their federally recognized tribes are:

They are closely allied with the Meskwaki people.[1] Their Sauk language is part of the Algonquian language family.

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