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PBS Wisconsin: Indigenous News
PBS Wisconsin offers in-depth news and public affairs reporting where civic and political leaders provide context to Wisconsin ...
Stockbridge-MunseeOneidaBrothertownHo-ChunkOjibweMenomineePotawatomi
Grades PK-2 - 12, Educators
Title card for The Ways episode "Deep Snow Camp: Ice Fishing and Subsistence Harvest," photographed from beneath the ice looking up through a freshly drilled hole. An ice chisel penetrates the surface from above, surrounded by shattered ice and churning bubbles, with green lake water visible below. Text is rendered in white bold type with small orange and blue diamond decorative elements.
The Ways, Deep Snow Camp: Ice Fishing and Subsistence Harvest
Chris McGeshick of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) talks about Deep Snow ...
Ojibwe
Grades 6-12
Underwater dugout canoe on lakebed with teal wave graphics and neon grid background.
Canoe Clues
Canoe Clues is an engaging interactive lesson that puts students in the role of historians researching historic dugout ...
Ojibwe
Grades 3-8
Person stirring pot outdoors; text reads “Raising the Grain” and “Field Notes on Climate” about wild rice habitats.
Field Notes on Climate: Wild Rice
Wild rice, known as manoomin in the Anishinaabe language, plays an important ecological role and holds deep cultural ...
Ojibwe
Grades 6-12
Smiling person with glasses beside text “HISTORY FORGED IN COPPER?” and “The Look Back,” with copper tools and forging scene.
The Look Back: Indigenous Copper Technology in the Western Great Lakes
Native peoples in the area that is now Wisconsin have some of the oldest copperworking traditions in the ...
Stockbridge-MunseeOneidaBrothertownHo-ChunkOjibweMenomineePotawatomi
Grades 4-6
Person walking through snowy forest carrying woven basket, with text “THE WAYS TALKING MEDICINE THERAPY ROOTED IN CULTURE”
The Ways, Talking Medicine: Therapy Rooted in Culture
As an integrative therapist, Rainer Posselt incorporates Indigenous traditions like art and herbal medicine into his sessions to ...
Stockbridge-Munsee
Grades 6-12
Person repairing large off-road tire with tool, text “THE WAYS OFF-ROAD RACING SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY” and number 27 in background
The Ways, Off-road Racing: Support Through Community
Introduced to off-road racing at a young age, Hunter VanZile found support from family, friends, and members of ...
Potawatomi
Grades 6-12
Two hosts with text “A REVOLUTIONARY HUSTLE?” and “The Look Back,” plus historic coin and document collage
The Look Back: British Peace Medal
What can a British Peace Medal presented to a Menominee chief tell us about the American Revolution in ...
Menominee
Grades 4-6
Wooden sign reading “POWWOW BOUND” and “A Menominee Homecoming” in forest amphitheater setting
Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming
In Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming, players take on the role of DJ, a teenage girl reconnecting with ...
Menominee
Grades 3-8
Two people in conversation beside “The Look Back” logo and map with canoe routes across North America
The Look Back: Waterlogged
How do canoes recovered from a lake help us learn about the first people and communities in what ...
Ho-Chunk
Grades 3-8
Illustration of teacher pointing to chalkboard with “A B C D E” and numbers while standing at desk with books
Wisconsin Biographies, Electa Quinney: Mohican Teacher and Mentor
Electa Quinney was a Mohican educator and mentor who is known to many as Wisconsin’s first public school ...
Stockbridge-Munsee
Grades 3-6
Book cover collage
Wisconsin First Nations Booklist K–2
Discover books for teaching and learning about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Consult the Tribal Lands Map ...
OneidaOjibwe
Grades K–2
Collage of book covers
Wisconsin First Nations Booklist 3–5
Discover books for teaching and learning about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Consult the Tribal Lands Map ...
Stockbridge-MunseeHo-ChunkOjibweMenominee
Grades 3-5
Collage of book covers
Wisconsin First Nations Booklist 6–8
Discover books for teaching and learning about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Consult the Tribal Lands Map ...
Stockbridge-MunseeOneidaBrothertownHo-ChunkOjibweMenomineePotawatomi
Grades 6-8
Collage of book covers
Wisconsin First Nations Booklist 9–12
Discover books for teaching and learning about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Consult the Tribal Lands Map ...
Stockbridge-MunseeOneidaBrothertownHo-ChunkOjibweMenomineePotawatomi
Grades 9–12