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IL - Rankin & Gibbs Token, Sac & Fox Traders

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IL - Rankin & Gibbs Token, Sac & Fox Traders
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Rev. Rankin & Gibbs/Sac & Fox Traders. For 25c in goods. Obverse with eagle. The Sak and Fox are an Algonquin tribe that paired up after several wars which nearly killed the Sac tribe off. After pairing up, each of the respective tribes kept their own chiefs and tribal characteristics. The Sac tribe was typically seen as the more warlike tribe by European traders and explorers. The Fox tribe were named so from the fox band of the Meskwakie tribe who had the fox as their totem. Initially the Fox tribe suffered from their protection of the Sac tribe. The French enlisted other tribes to war with the Sac and Fox until their numbers decreased significantly within a few short years. This also caused the tribe to move down the Mississippi into southern Illinois from their original home in Saginaw Bay and the Detroit area [tripod.com/saukfox].