Ho-Chunk Nation is the largest employer in both Sauk and Jackson County, employing roughly 3,100 people. Its trust land acreage (totaling about 3,500) is located in Adams, Clark, Crawford, Dane, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Sauk, Shawano, Vernon and Wood counties and in Illinois. The tribe, which has scattered communities and acreage, has about 6,500 members. Previously, he was the editor of Hocak Worak, the Ho-Chunk Nation’s tribal newspaper. Marlon WhiteEagle was named president of the Ho-Chunk Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Black River Falls, in 2019.
