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- noun Plural form of
Winnebago .
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Examples
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Annual elections of officers have not heretofore been known among the Indians of this Superintendency, and the Winnebagoes are the only ones who have tried the experiment.
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T. McNeal, intending to fight the Winnebagoes, but no fighting occurred.
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The Kickapoos and Winnebagoes have since been at Post Vincennes and settled the matter amicably.
Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Ethel T. Raymond
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Wisconsin river, from the return of the Winnebagoes, have been quieted by the appointment of an agent to confer with that tribe.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Various
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After fighting with varied fortunes for several months, Black Hawk was defeated with the loss of many warriors, and fled to a village of the Winnebagoes.
The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann
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Winnebagoes, Delawares, and Miamis, and you have taken our land from us, and I do not see how we can remain at peace if you continue to do so.
Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Edson Leone Whitney
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All those goods and moneys were paid to the Menomonees and Winnebagoes, as their part of the Green Bay lands.
Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Elias Johnson
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After the battle of Bad Axe he escaped, and was not captured until betrayed by two Winnebagoes.
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Indians of the first part, and the Menomonees and Winnebagoes of the second part, for lands lying in Green Bay, Wisconsin, bought and paid for by the former according to the stipulation concluded in the year 1822.
Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Elias Johnson
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Thus, the Winnebagoes said, man was wise and great, but woman was much wanting in sense.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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