Native American

Gov. Tony Evers is urging Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to address uncertainty or potential delays for Wisconsin road and bridge projects that receive federal funding or approval.

Thomas Fowler, tribal chair of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, gave the annual State of the Tribes address on Tuesday at the state Capitol.

Wisconsin tribes and GOP lawmakers urged a state Senate committee to support passage of bills that largely expand tribal representation or rights in schools,. They include allowing students to wear tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies.

The Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk is terminating leases for at least 16 federal offices in Wisconsin, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Ashland.

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said it won’t block access to roads or ticket nontribal residents for trespassing on tribal lands in a longstanding dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau.

The Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center in Tomah seeks to preserve and promote the tribe’s history and culture. “If it weren’t for Ho-Chunk people, we wouldn’t have the state as it exists today,” said Josie Lee, center director.

Leaders of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced the tribe will begin issuing citations today to individuals trespassing on four roads within its reservation that are at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town.

A federal judge has denied a request to bar the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from barricading roads on its reservation after the tribe decided not to block them.

A northern Wisconsin tribe has returned barricades to the side of four roads at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau, sparking fears that homeowners will once again face restricted access to their properties.

A new program at UW-Madison aims to support Indigenous graduate students through the hoops and hurdles of academia.