Recent Videos and Activities tagged with Menominee

Sacred Little Ones Resources

The College of Menominee Nation’s Sacred Little Ones provides a robust collection of lesson plans and books for early learners. The books are in PowerPoint format, great for class read [more]

June 14, 2018

The Menominee Fish Dance

Discover the Menominee’s spiritual connection with the sturgeon through their fish dance in this video from Into the Outdoors. The dance goes back thousands of years with the Menominee, and [more]

January 25, 2018

Native American Relationship with Sturgeon

Seasonal subsistence was key in the lifestyles of Native Americans, and fish are an important part of that subsistence. So how has their relationship with fish resources changed over the [more]

January 19, 2018

Place-Based Education

Place-based education (PBE) immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other [more]

October 17, 2017

The Ways, Living Language: Menominee Language Revitalization

Living Language shares Ron Corn Jr.’s attempt to teach his daughter, Mimikwaeh, to be a first language speaker of the Menominee language. This story explores the relationship between culture and [more]

October 2, 2017

Tribal Histories, Menominee History

Along the banks of the Wolf River, tribal elder and preservationist David Grignon tells the oral tradition of the Menominee people. Grignon shares not only who the Menominee are, but [more]

October 1, 2017

Wisconsin Biographies, Chief Oshkosh: Leader in Troubled Times

During a time when the United States government was pushing many American Indian nations off their lands, Chief Oshkosh worked to negotiate treaties that would allow the Menominee to stay [more]

October 1, 2017

Narrated Simulation on Menominee Land Session

During this powerful simulation, students reenact the Menominee ceding their land to the US government, an experience that led to emotions like stress and loss. This lesson also helps students [more]

September 30, 2017