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"Mesquakie" Essay from The Goldfinch, February 1992

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"Mesquakie" Essay from The Goldfinch, February 1992
Courtesy of University of Iowa Library and Archives, "Mesquakie," Indians of Iowa - The Goldfinch, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 18, February 1992

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This Goldfinch article highlights who the "Mesquakie" people are, how they came to Iowa, how they built their wickiup homes and traded and bartered animal pelts.

Transcript of "Mesquakie" from The Goldfinch

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What does people of the "red earth" mean?
  • Why would the Meskwaki build their homes near the river on tribal lands?
  • What is the difference between a reservation and a settlement? Why is this important to the Meskwaki people?

Citation Information 

"Mesquakie," Indians of Iowa - The Goldfinch, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 18, February 1992. Courtesy of University of Iowa Library and Archives