「Kee-shes-wa, A Fox Chief」（福克斯酋長Kee-shes-wa），來自《History of the Indian Tribes of North America》（1836年-1844年，三卷）酋長Wapello（英語：Wapello (chief)）：「Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief」（梅斯克瓦基酋長Wa-pel-la王子），來自《History of the Indian Tribes of North America》
與法國人的第一次福克斯戰爭（英語：First Fox War）從1712年延續到1714年。這場第一場福克斯戰爭純粹是經濟性的，因為法國希望有權使用河流系統通過密西西比河。1728年第二次福克斯戰爭（英語：Second Fox War）後，梅斯克瓦基族人口降至1500人。他們向索克人尋求庇護，但是法國的戰爭被帶到了那個部落。在第二次福克斯戰爭中，法國加強向部落施壓，以獲得福克斯和沃爾夫河的通道。九百名福克斯人：300名戰士和其他主要是婦孺的人，嘗試在伊利諾伊州之中突圍並聯絡東方的英國和易洛魁聯盟，[9]但是法國和數百名美國原住民盟友的聯合軍隊的人數遠遠超過他們。1730年9月9日，大多數福克斯戰士陣亡；許多婦孺被俘虜為印第安奴隸或被法國盟軍殺害。[9]
美國政府試圖通過扣除條約賦予的年金來迫使部落回到堪薩斯州的保留地。十年後，1867年，美國才開始向艾奧瓦州的梅斯克瓦基族給予年金。他們承認這個部落為「密西西比州、艾奧瓦州的薩克與福克斯族部落（英語：Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa）」。它的法律地位並不清晰。該部落獲得了正式的聯邦承認，並獲得印第安事務局的資格。它也與艾奧瓦州保持着持續的關係，因為部落對由州長託管的土地的私人所有權。
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