Native American
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Legislation seeks to redesignate Apostle Islands as Wisconsin’s first national park
Wisconsin Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany is introducing a bill that would designate the Apostle Islands as the state’s first national park.
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Tribal partnership with UW-Madison combines ag research with Indigenous food knowledge
A partnership led by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition and UW-Madison received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program earlier this summer.
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Could the discovery of ancient canoes lead researchers to an underwater Indigenous village?
Canoes found in Madison’s Lake Mendota are among the oldest boats ever discovered in North America. But researchers say they’ve only cracked the surface of what’s left to learn from the discovery.
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Quannah ChasingHorse Walks Two Worlds
Anne Strainchamps for “To The Best Of Our Knowledge,” caught up with Quannah ChasingHorse recently to talk about Native land rights, modeling, and what it’s like to walk two worlds.Â
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2 Wisconsin tribes defend EPA rule on tribal water rights
Two Wisconsin tribes are defending a new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that requires states to consider tribal treaty rights when setting water quality standards.
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Barron County is enlisting volunteers to preserve 25 Native burial mounds
In an effort to preserve 25 Native American burial mounds, Barron County will partner with a statewide volunteer group later this year. It’s one the the latest efforts to protect thousands of burial mounds and effigy sites across Wisconsin.Â
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Bad River tribe has provided thousands of doses of life-saving drug statewide
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has provided almost 15,000 doses of a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses in Wisconsin since last year.
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Oneida Nation to hold 50th powwow this weekend
Oneida Nation is set to hold its 50th annual powwow from Friday through Sunday. The Oneida Nation tourism director and a master of ceremonies preview the event.
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Paddlers complete dugout canoe voyage through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory
The route took boaters through ancestral Ho-Chunk territory, along sections of the Mississippi River.
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Tribe won’t accommodate lower payments to keep disputed roads open
The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians says it will not accommodate a plan passed by the Town of Lac du Flambeau Board that would reduce monthly payments to the tribe to keep town roads on its reservation open.