Hocank
The state of Wisconsin belongs to the Midwestern states
of the US. It lies among the Mississippi River to the West, Lake Michigan to the
East, and Lake Superior to the North. Its greatest length is 320 miles, its
greatest width about 295 miles, and its area 56,066 square miles. It is the 18th
most populous state in the US with a population of 5.4 million (2000). The state
has a continental climate resulting in very cold winters and rather hot summers,
which are modified by the influence of the water in Lake Superior and Lake
Michigan. Wisconsin is characterized by large plains in the centre, a smaller
area of low plateaus to the west and mountains to the north.
The Hocank tribe lives scattered across the state of Wisconsin with major conglomerations around Eau Claire, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, Wittenberg, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago (Illinois), and St. Paul (Minnesota). The tribal government is located in Black River Falls, a small city about 180 miles north of Madison. The Hocank Wazija Haci Language Division has been established in Mauston about 23 miles north of Wisconsin Dells. Several branch offices in Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, Black River Falls, Wittenberg, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Chicago are supervised and maintained by the Hocak Language Division in Mauston. Several Indian tribes have reservations in Wisconsin, i.e. the Oneidas, the Menominees, the Bad River Indians, the Lac Courtes Oreilles, the Sokaogon Chippewas, and the Potawatomis.