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The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is one of two federally recognized tribes of Ho-Chunk Native Americans. The other Ho-Chunk tribe is the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. The name Winnebago comes from an Algonquin term "People of the Filthy Water."
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Reservation
The Winnebago Reservation, established in 1863, is located in Thurston and Dixon Counties, Nebraska and Woodbury County, Iowa. Their entire land base is 27,637 acres large. In 1990, 1,151 tribal members lived on the reservation.
Government
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is headquartered in Winnebago, Nebraska. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected general council. The current administration is as follows.
Language
The Winnebago Tribe speaks English and the Ho-Chunk language, which is a Chiwere-Winnebago language, part of the Siouan-Catawban language family.
Economic development
Ho-Chunk, Inc. is the tribe's corporation that provides construction services, professional services, and business and consumer products. The Winnebago Tribe also owns and operates the WinnaVegas Casino Resort, hotel, and Flowers Island Restaurant and Buffet, all located in Sloan, Iowa.