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Wisconsin Technical College Leaders Decry Federal Aid Cuts
Congress is moving to reduce financial aid for college students, and leaders from Wisconsin's technical colleges speak out about how such cuts and changes to Pell Grants could affect higher education.
Friday May 23, 2025
Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases
Wisconsin MMIW Task Force Chair Justine Rufus discusses the importance of communication among law enforcement agencies and how text alerts can help in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people
The number of missing and murdered Indigenous people in Wisconsin is unclear, and as families of victims seek solidarity, advocates seek funding for the state's MMIW Task Force to take on the problem.
Friday May 9, 2025
Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Native Vote urban organizer Anne Egan-Waukau discusses working to educate, register and improve access to the polls for Indigenous voters who live on reservations and around the state.
Sunday March 30, 2025
Wisconsin Native Vote highlights use of tribal ID for voting
Wisconsin Native Vote urban organizer Anne Egan-Waukau describes Indigenous issues relevant to the 2025 state Supreme Court election and notes how a tribal ID is a valid type of voter identification.
Friday March 28, 2025
Apache Danforth on plant medicine and legalizing marijuana
Apache Danforth, a member of the Oneida Nation, discusses the medical potential of marijuana in pain management and addiction treatment in Native communities while preventing its use by children.
Wednesday March 26, 2025
Chairman Thomas Fowler on violence against Indigenous women
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Chairman Thomas Fowler speaks about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and a lack of clear data on the issue in Wisconsin's 2025 State of the Tribes Address.
Tuesday March 25, 2025
Wisconsin’s tribal nations state their priorities for 2025
Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivers the 2025 State of the Tribes Address to lawmakers, focusing on tribal lands, collaboration and legislative proposals.
Friday March 21, 2025
President Jon Greendeer on the value of higher education
Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer discusses the power of higher education to break through generational adversity and address ongoing economic and social issues faced in Indigenous communities.
Wednesday March 12, 2025
Carla Vigue on Native students and ‘Relatives’ at UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison Tribal Relations Director Carla Vigue describes how a group called "Relatives" offers different types of support to Indigenous students on campus and to student groups.
Tuesday March 11, 2025
How UW-Madison’s aid for Native students addresses history
The Tribal Education Promise at UW-Madison, which provides financial aid to Indigenous students from Wisconsin's Native nations, is intended to help address a history of coercion through treaties.
Friday March 7, 2025
UW, biohealth industry sound alarm on NIH research fund cuts
While a federal judge temporarily halts cuts to how National Institutes of Health funds are used, Universities of Wisconsin and biohealth industry leaders and researchers tout impacts of this funding.
Friday March 7, 2025
Ho-Chunk Nation offers free tribal IDs amid ICE fears
Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer describes the tribal government's promise to offer free tribal IDs for members and reimburse the cost to obtain a U.S. passport amid fear over ICE arrests.
Friday February 14, 2025
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