Contributions:

The Look Back

The Look Back: Waterlogged

How do canoes recovered from a lake help us learn about the first people and communities in what is now Wisconsin? Dugout canoes were ...

| Grades 4-6

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 teacher. She taught both Native and ...

| Grades 3-6
Wade Fernandez

Wade Fernandez

Wade Fernandez lives on the Menominee Reservation in Northeastern Wisconsin and tours internationally performing his music. He finds inspiration for his compositions in nature ...

| Grades 4-8

The Ways

The Ways is a series of stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. This online educational resource explores connections between traditional ways ...

| Grades 6-12

Current Tribal Lands Map and Native Nations Facts

Guide your students in learning who their Native neighbors are by exploring this map of the current tribal lands and nations in Wisconsin. Facts ...

| Grades PK-12

The Ways, Waadookodaading: Ojibwe Language Immersion School

Waadookodaading: Ojibwe Language Immersion School tells a story of resilience and revitalization. This video shows how an Ojibwe immersion school integrates the tradition of ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Manoomin: Food That Grows On The Water

Manoomin: Food That Grows on the Water follows Fred Ackley Jr. from the Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Mole Lake as he harvests and processes ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Warriors Boxing: Fighting For Our People

Mark Daniels Jr. reflects on the strength and support he receives from the Forest County Potawatomi Warriors Club. He shares how lessons learned in ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Spearfishing: A Living History

Spearfishing: A Living History explores the tradition and practice of spearfishing through the eyes of Jason Bisonette, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Clan Mother: Healing The Community

Molly Miller of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican shares her experience as a healer and explores the role of elders in her community. One ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Hunting Deer: Sharing the Harvest

Greg Johnson, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is a hunter and traditional craftsman. In Hunting Deer, he ...

| Grades 6-12

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 ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Prayers in a Song: Learning Language through Hip-Hop

In Prayers in a Song, Tall Paul explores the connections between language, identity, and landscape. He raps about how language shapes identity, and about ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Lake Superior Whitefish: Carrying On A Family Tradition

Lake Superior Whitefish: Carrying On A Family Tradition shares the story of the Petersons, a commercial fishing family in Hancock, Michigan. Pat Peterson explains ...

| Grades 6-12

The Ways, Powwow Trail: Keeping The Beat

Powwow Trail: Keeping the Beat is a glimpse inside the Oneida Nation Powwow through the eyes of Dylan Jennings, a UW-Madison student, traditional dancer, ...

| Grades 6-12
Female teacher pointing to words on whiteboard.

The Ways, Language Apprentice: Bringing Back the Ho-Chunk Language

Arlene Blackdeer, a language apprentice for the Hoocak Waaziija Haci Language Division of the Ho-Chunk Nation, shares her experience in her community’s effort to ...

| Grades 6-12

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 ...

| Grades 3-8

Wisconsin Biographies, Walter Bresette: Treaty Rights and Sovereignty

Walter Bresette passionately worked to educate others on issues such as tribal sovereignty, American Indian treaty rights, and environmentalism. This member of the Red ...

| Grades 3-8

The Ways, Lady Thunderhawks: Leading The Way

The Lady Thunderhawks are the Oneida Nation High School girls basketball team. Jessica House, a senior and captain of the team, considers how team ...

| Grades 6-12