Grades 6-12
The Ways is a series of stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. This online educational resource explores connections between traditional ways and those of today.
The engaging series features tribal communities of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. An interactive map shows story locations and compares treaty lands, reservations, and Native population around the central Great Lakes. The Ways supports educators in meeting the requirements of Wisconsin Act 31, seeking to expand and challenge current understanding of Native identity and communities.
The stories in this series include:
Clan Mother: Healing The Community
Hunting Deer: Sharing the Harvest
Lady Thunderhawks: Leading The Way
Lake Superior Whitefish: Carrying On A Family Tradition
Language Apprentice: Bringing Back the Ho-Chunk Language
Living Language: Menominee Language Revitalization
Manoomin: Food That Grows On The Water
Powwow Trail: Keeping The Beat
Prayers in a Song: Learning Language through Hip-Hop
Spearfishing: A Living History
Featured Nations
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
