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In What year did French Explorer Jean Nicolet set a shore in Wisconsin at Red Banks where he was greeted by members of the Ho-Chunk Nation residing near present day Green Bay, Wisconsin.
What is 1634.
This United States Federal Government Department adopted the Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution in 1963 approved by the Ho-Chunk Nation tribal membership by secretarial election and where the Ho-Chunk Nation founded their government operations at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
What is the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Prior to the founding of the adopted government by the United States Federal Government, the Ho-Chunk Nation resided in rental units across the State of Wisconsin and in this tar covered structure which can be found in two locations in the Black River Falls area.
What are located at W8975 Mission Road (blue covered structure) and W9814 Airport Road (black covered structure).
The first Ho-Chunk Nation enterprise was selling tobacco products (termed as Smokeshops) in this type of structure in two locations in Wisconsin (Black River Falls & Wisconsin Dells).
What is a mobile home.
This structure is located at W9814 Airport Road, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
What is the Ho-Chunk Nation Executive Tribal Office Building.
The Ho-Chunk United Church of Christ located in Black River Falls was established in what year.
What was 1878
These present four states was the original territorial lands inhabited by the Ho-Chunk Nation. From Green Bay to Chicago to Mississippi River on both sides to Saint Paul and back to Green Bay.
What is Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.
The governing body of the Ho-Chunk Nation was the Wisconsin Winnebago Business Committee who relocated the government operational headquarters from Steven Point, Wisconsin to the present site of this Ho-Chunk Gaming facility by this local Ho-Chunk Nation community in 1978.
What is Ho-Chunk Gaming - Nekoosa.
With the adoption of the Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution, the tribal government was now able to apply for funding from these government agencies. The Wisconsin Agency offered home construction for tribal members and the federal agency offered low-income rental units.
What are WHEDA (Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority) and HUD (Housing & Urban Development)
The Ho-Chunk Nation started these three enterprises when the Seminole Tribe of Florida Indians won their federal court case (1981) allowing high stakes prizes conducting this game on tribal lands that offered higher prizes state prize amounts.
What are Bingo Facilities. Majestic Pines (formerly as Sands Indian Games) Bingo (Black River Falls), Rainbow Bingo (Nekoosa), and Ho-Chunk Bingo (Wisconsin Dells). Later the Ho-Chunk Nation developed the Class II Ho-Chunk Gaming - Madison facility
These two enterprises are located at these addresses; W9010 Highway 54 East and W9050 Highway 54 East, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
What are Ho-Chunk Gaming - Black River Falls and WhiteTail Crossing - Black River Falls.
This type of religious belief practiced by Ho-Chunk members is similar to Christianity beliefs.
What is the Native American Church.
Today, the Ho-Chunk Nation operates these facilities in the original Homeland territory in the cities/Communities of Saint Paul, MN; Wittenberg, WI; Green Bay, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Madison, Wi; and Lacrosse, WI.
What are Government Branch Offices. (They provide government services for tribal members residing in their communities)
Today's Ho-Chunk Nation Government headquarters is located in this city since 1992.
What is Black River Falls, WI. (W9814 Airport Road)
The Ho-Chunk Nation developed this housing agency for the Nation to receive federal dollars to construct low-income rental units in the various Ho-Chunk Nation communities (Black River Falls, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Nekoosa, Wittenberg)
What is the Ho-Chunk Housing Authority or present day called Ho-Chunk Housing Community Development Agency.
The Ho-Chunk Nation developed these five facilities after the Cabazon Tribe of Indians won their federal case (1987) over the ability to offer class III gaming if the state allowed such gaming activities. Three locations offer hotel services as an amenity.
What are Ho-Chunk Gaming - Black River Falls (Hotel), Ho-Chunk Gaming - Tomah, Ho-Chunk Gaming - Nekoosa, Ho-Chunk Gaming - Wisconsin Dells (Hotel), and Ho-Chunk Gaming - Wittenberg (Hotel),
This facility is located at this address: N6520 Lumberjack Guy Road, Black River Falls, Wisconsin and with this related tribal department located at 808 Red Iron Road, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
What is the Ho-Chunk Health Care Center and the Department of Social Services.
This is the longest religious practice observed by the Ho-Chunk Nation membership.
What is the Traditional Medicine Lodge.
These four cities/communities has a large population of tribal members and have government sponsored facilities to provide government services and have no branch offices.
What are Black River Falls, Wisconsin Rapids/Nekoosa, Wisconsin Dells and Tomah, Wisconsin.
Similar to the United States form of government, the Ho-Chunk Nation has this many Branches of Government.
What is Four. General Council (People), Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
With this revenue source, the Ho-Chunk Nation has now been able to expand housing opportunities for tribal members through these programs: Home Ownership (Replaced the WHEDA Homes), Down Payment Assistance, Veteran Housing and Assisted Living, and Apartment Rentals.
What are gaming revenues from the Ho-Chunk Gaming facilities and enterprises.
Expanding the business development model and offer services to the tribal members and surrounding community members, the Nation developed these facilities to modernize the "Smokeshops."
What are Convenience Stores. The Nation has locations in Wittenberg, Nekoosa, Tomah, Black River Falls and Wisconsin Dells.
This Branch of Government is located at this address: W9598 Highway 54 East, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
What is Tribal Courts (Wa Ehi Hoci). Located in this structure is Tribal Court, Supreme Court and Traditional Court and Tribal Police Department.
The Ho-Chunk Nation observes these three types of religious practices.
What are Christianity (UCC), Native American Church and Traditional Medicine Lodge.
The Ho-Chunk Nation has land in these 21 counties in the State of Wisconsin, 1 in Illinois, 2 in Minnesota.
What are Eau Claire, Clark, Wood, Marathon, Shawano, Outagamie, Brown, Trempealeau, Jackson, Monroe, Juneau, Adams, La Crosse, Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Rock, and Milwaukee; Cook County and Houston & Ramsey County.
The President, Legislators and Justices/Judges are elected for this many years in a term and shall serve up 2 consecutive terms in office.
What is four years to one term of office.
The Ho-Chunk Nation with the gaming revenues has been able to expand land holdings in all the Ho-Chunk Communities and urban cities to meet the housing needs of the Ho-Chunk tribal members to develop special housing programs under the leadership of this position.
What is the Executive Director of Housing.
The future business expansion will be located at these two Wisconsin Cities in the very near future pending government approval.
What are Beloit, Wisconsin (Class III Gaming facility with Hotel and Convention Center) and Madison, Wisconsin (Hotel and Convention Center).
This new facility for the community is located at this address: N7261 Warrior Avenue, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
What is the District One Community Center. Houses meeting rooms, fitness center with gymnasium, and youth services program.
All three religious practices believe in this common acknowledgement or concept.
What is the belief of there is one higher being (ie; Creator, God, Mauona).