Grades 9-12
Wisconsin Historical Society, unknown creator, Turtle Mound on Observatory Hill, Image 34547. Viewed online.
Website, Grades 9-12
This essay gives a brief history of effigy mounds culture, especially as it relates to Wisconsin. Two images are included: one of an effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the other of an effigy mound being excavated.
Featured Nations
Brothertown Nation • Forest County Potawatomi • Ho-Chunk Nation • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin • Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians • Oneida Nation • Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa • Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) • St. Croix Chippewa Indians of WisconsinRelated Resources
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