Hoocąk

English Etymology en win Hoocąk Noun sp en Ho-Chunk people. en “Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe” Opens Oct. 24 at the National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution 2025-10-09 Lowe also took inspiration from ancestral Hoocąk and neighboring Woodland people’s expertise with craft and construction. He admired the domed architecture of traditional dwellings and the forms of canoes. Lowe explored the design of the watercraft in works such as “Shadow Canoe” (1996) and “Feather Canoe” (1996). Proper noun en Ho-Chunk language. en Sarah Volpenhein Ho-Chunk Nation launches online dictionary to breathe new life into endangered Ho-Chunk language Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2022-08-30 https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/08/30/ho-chunk-launch-dictionary-revive-endangered-indigenous-language/10303434002/ His dad, Cecil Garvin, learned Hoocąk as a child, and is one of the few still alive who did. As such, his dad is a vital link to the tribe's history and culture. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724145408/https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/08/30/ho-chunk-launch-dictionary-revive-endangered-indigenous-language/10303434002/ 24 July 2025 en Campus Connection: Preserving Hoocąk and caring for people Lacrosse Tribune 2022-10-02 https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/campus-connection-preserving-hooc-k-and-caring-for-people/article_5912d26e-3f34-11ed-b34a-438f351fc017.html Recently, Henning made the news with a years-long project by unveiling the long-waited digital Hoocąk-English dictionary. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019194041/https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/campus-connection-preserving-hooc-k-and-caring-for-people/article_5912d26e-3f34-11ed-b34a-438f351fc017.html 19 October 2022 en Tarun Vedula Hoocąk language organization preserves Indigenous culture The Badger Herald 2023-10-05 https://badgerherald.com/news/wisconsin/2023/10/05/hoocak-waaziija-haci-language-division-works-to-preserve-indigenous-languages-culture/ According to The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, between 1869 and the 1960s, the American government sent Indigenous children to more than 350 Indian boarding schools. Students at these schools were forced to assimilate to a Westernized way of life. Several decades later, the repercussions of these institutions are evident through the dwindling number of Hoocąk speakers, according to NNABSHC. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808211209/https://badgerherald.com/news/wisconsin/2023/10/05/hoocak-waaziija-haci-language-division-works-to-preserve-indigenous-languages-culture/ 8 August 2024