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| Conservation Nation: Conserving and preserving the environment has always been a part of Native American life. In recent times, due to changes in our world, many new environmental problems have developed. Learn how Native Americans are working to identify and correct these problems. ↓ |
Native American Tribes of Wisconsin: Who were Wisconsin’s original inhabitants? Who have they become? According to a recent focus group, these are questions to which many 4th graders have few answers. Yet, there exists a deep curiosity about the traditional and contemporary customs of Native Americans. This video gives voice to... ↓ |
Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation: Located in northern Wisconsin, the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation is a spirited community of over 1,500 tribal members of the Mohican Indian Nation. Their name comes from the word “Muh-he-con-ne-ok,” or “place where the waters are never still.” ↓ |
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| The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: One of six bands of the Ojibwa Nation that settled in Wisconsin. The Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation is located in Northwest Wisconsin in one of the most pristine, undeveloped and picturesque regions of the state. ↓ |
The Ho-Chunk Nation: The Ho-Chunk were among the tribes that first greeted Nicolet and the Europeans to Wisconsin, yet they’re one of the youngest recognized tribes in the State. Explore the amazing story of resilience and what it means to be “Ho-Chunk.” ↓ |
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: Visit the Ojibwa reservation of today and explore the traditions and identities of those that have experienced life in a manner very different from non-native people. This is a civilization that survived seemingly insurmountable odds to remain intact. ↓ |
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| The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibway: By uniting ancestral teachings and sacred Anishinaabe customs with progressive attitudes, the Ojibwa of Bad River are making their world a better place for their people, their descendants and those in the surrounding communities who come to appreciate their remarkable attributes. ↓ |
The Mole Lake Sokaogon Band of Lake Superior Ojibway: The people of the Sokaogon Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwa were appointed guardians of the resources at the dawn of time and have taken that responsibility seriously. When a proposed zinc and copper mine threatened the traditional Ojibwa way of life, this small, but spirited band stood up... ↓ |
St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: As more white settlers moved into the Wisconsin territory, the people of the St. Croix tribe, along with other tribes, were forced to sell or cede their land to the government. When reservations were established the St. Croix chiefs apparently signed the treaty under another tribe's name and... ↓ |
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| The Menominee Nation: The Menominee have fought for centuries to keep their land, their language and their way of life. Today, the fight to pass on the language and culture to the Menominee youth goes on. Proud of their past, the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin is planning for its future in order to remain a strong,... ↓ |
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: Forced attempts to assimilate Indians into American culture, along with confusing and discriminatory policies, caused a deterioration of conditions for the Lake Superior Ojibwa Indians. Although nearly destroyed, the spirit and determination of the Ojibwa people persevered. ↓ |
Preserving the Harvest: This topic focuses primarily on the Native American Circle of Life and how it is used to guide decisions about the use of natural resources. It also refers to the way in which information related to using natural resources was transmitted by Native Americans through oral traditions as... ↓ |
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| Lake Superior Fishery: Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, and it is the third largest freshwater lake by volume (cf. Lake Baikal and Lake Tanganyika). Called “Gichigami” (Big Water) by the Native Americans, it has been celebrated in poetry (e.g.“The Song of Hiawatha,” ↓ |
Manohmin Wild Rice: Wild rice is considered to be a sacred component in several Native American cultures. The Ojibwa people call this plant “mahnomin” (manoomin) meaning “good berry.” It is also known as “food that grows on water.” ↓ |
Native Languages: Before the arrival of Columbus, approximately 300 languages were spoken in North America. Today, it is estimated that less than one half of these languages still exist. Many of these are facing extinction as fluent speakers become fewer in number. These languages embody unique histories,... ↓ |
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| Casting Light Upon the Waters: “Casting Light Upon the Waters” is a reference to the spear fishing methods used by Ojibwa bands, wherein a torch or light is attached to the canoe while they fish at night—the light reflects off the eyes of the walleye and enables the fishermen to see them. ↓ |
Clans of the Anshinabe: The Ojibwa originally lived in the Eastern areas of North America. In the 1600s they began a great migration westward to find new land because of the pressure from Europeans settlers arriving on the East Coast. They were part of a confederacy called the Three Fires Confederacy, made up of... ↓ |
Legends and Lore - The Chippewa Flowage: The Chippewa Flowage was created in 1923 when the Northern States Power Company completed the Winter Dam. The damming of the original eleven lakes, countless rivers, streams and ponds created Wisconsin’s third largest lake. Although today the Chippewa Flowage is regarded as a northwoods... ↓ |
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| Sacred Earth - Native American Tribes of Wisconsin: This video reviews clan structure as it discusses legends as the method of passing down information in tribes. The main focus is on environmental issues such as use of land; as demonstrated through making a canoe,... ↓ |
Ojibwe Tales and Trails of the Moose: ↓ |
Treaty Rights & Tribal Sovereignty: In 1924 the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created to administer the annuity given to the schools. The BIA was under the jurisdiction of the War Secondary Curriculum Department at that time. The process of forced assimilation through boarding schools continued into the 20th century. ↓ |
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