The Black Hawk Powwow Grounds are located in

Komensky, Wisconsin Komensky is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 462 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Hatfield, Wisconsin, Hatfield, Waterbury, and Winnebago Mission, Wisconsin, Win ...

. In 2007, the site was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

History

The grounds have been used by the

Ho-Chunk The Ho-Chunk, also known as Hoocągra or Winnebago (referred to as ''Hotúŋe'' in the neighboring indigenous Iowa-Otoe language), are a Siouan-speaking Native American people whose historic territory includes parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iow ...

for ceremonial and other purposes since the 1800s. Adjacent to grounds is a marker honoring

Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. (2 July 1925 – 5 November 1950) was a United States Army corporal who was killed in action while serving in the Korean War. Corporal Red Cloud posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions "above and be ...

Red Cloud, who was born in the place of

Hatfield, Wisconsin Hatfield is an unincorporated census-designated place, in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 141. Geography Hatfield has an area of , all of it land. It is located on the sho ...

located within Komensky, was the grandson of a Ho-Chunk chief and received the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

for his actions during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

References

Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Geography of Jackson County, Wisconsin Native American history of Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Wisconsin Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub