Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Etymology== Like [[List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States|many other states]], Iowa takes its name from its predecessor, [[Iowa Territory]], whose name in turn is derived from the [[Iowa River]], and ultimately from the [[ethnonym]] of the indigenous [[Ioway people]]. The Ioway are a [[Chiwere language|Chiwere]]-speaking [[Sioux|Siouan Nation]], who were once part of the [[Ho-Chunk]] Confederation that inhabited the area now corresponding to several [[Midwest]] states. The Ioway were one of the many [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] nations whose territory comprised the future state of Iowa before the time of European colonization.<ref>{{cite book|author=Alex, Lynn M. |year=2000 |title=Iowa's Archaeological Past |publisher=University of Iowa Press, Iowa City}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page