Meaning of Hoocąk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of Ho-Chunk (people).
   plural, singular
2. Synonym of Ho-Chunk (language).

Examples

“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).”

“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.”

“Recently, Henning made the news with a years-long project by unveiling the long-waited digital Hoocąk-English dictionary.”

“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.”

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