Fox

North Americaother subsistence combinations
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The Fox are a Central Algonquian-speaking group, originally from Wisconsin and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Since the late twentieth century they have been located primarily around Tama, Iowa, and a subsistence pattern of hunting, gathering, and agriculture has increasingly become one of commuting to jobs in nearby cities. Traditionally, society was divided into two divisions or moieties that crossed over clans and lineages. Politically, the Fox were divided into peace and war organizations with separate chiefs and officials. Important decisions are made by an overarching tribal council whose membership was once determined by a lineage but since the late twentieth century has been chosen by election.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Eastern Woodlands
Subsistence Type
  • other subsistence combinations
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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