Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Heną́ga Rice Hill
— married
about 1884 in Nebraska, United States
Mother of
Charles Rice Hill
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Ellen (Hįčowįga) Rice Hill was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.
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Biography
Birth
Ellen was born in 1867.
Name
The name given in the 1898 census, Heen-cho-win-kaw, is for Hįčowįga, from hį, "hair, fur"; čo, the color spanning the spectrum from blue through green; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names. This is an attested Wolf Clan name. Hįčoga was one of the primordial Wolf Spirit brothers who founded the Hocąk Wolf Clan.
Sources
- 1898 Indian Census: M595_312; Page: 5; Line: 17; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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