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First Nations Stories

Two women from the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin smile for the camera while in a kitchen making Oneida white corn soup.

Connect to programming and resources that bring visibility to First Nations and Indigenous populations in Wisconsin and across the globe, and the historical debts owed to original occupants of these lands. Native American, First Nations and American Indian are terms used interchangeably, with use determined by personal preference. If possible, use a tribal nation’s name and self-reference. The term Indigenous generally refers to those peoples with pre-existing sovereignty who lived as communities prior to contact with settler populations.

Land Acknowledgment Statement

PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio broadcast to the homelands of 12 Native American nations and their people. We acknowledge their resilience, ingenuity, contributions, and inherent sovereignty. And we remain committed to collaboration with these nations to ensure the public media landscape includes these stories and perspectives now and in the future.

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University Place

The Ho-Chunk Struggle Against Removal, 1828-1875

Stephen Kantrowitz, Professor in the Department of History at UW-Madison, explores the 19th century Ho-Chunk victory over forcible exile from their Wisconsin homeland.

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Wisconsin First Nations

Resources providing educators with accurate and authentic educational materials to teach about the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Biographies: Walter Bresette

Walter Bresette of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) embodied an intelligent, inclusive model of activism and education.

Wisconsin Biographies: Chief Oshkosh

Chief Oshkosh was crucial to the Menominee staying in their homeland and developed forest management practices used widely today.

The Ways

Hear stories of culture and language from First Nations community members around the central Great Lakes.

Re/sound: Wade Fernandez

Wade Fernandez lives on the Menominee Reservation in Northeastern Wisconsin and tours internationally performing his music, finding inspiration in nature.

State Statutes For American Indian Studies

Act 31 requires public instruction on Wisconsin’s eleven federally-recognized American Indian nations and tribal communities.

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Wisconsin's Act 31

Learn why Wisconsin's schools teach native and indigenous history and culture.

Tribal Sovereignty and Native American Gaming

Explore the history and long legal path of tribal gaming in Wisconsin.

Preserving Native Languages

Wisconsin linguists and teachers work to build future generations of fluent speakers.

Wisconsin's Remaining Effigy Mounds

Wisconsin burial sites provide a crucial window into the re-Columbian period.

PBS Wisconsin News

Ancient Human Remains Unearthed

Ancient Native American human remains have been unearthed at the proposed Kohler Golf Course site.

Wisconsin State of the Tribes

History is at the heart of Wisconsin's 2021 State of the Tribes address delivered by John D. Johnson, Sr.

Wolf Hunt

An Ojibwe treaty rights group decries the Wisconsin wolf hunt process in terms of ``extreme disappointment.``

Wolf Hunt Dynamics and Impact

How Wisconsin's first regulated wolf hunt since 2014 will affect the state's wolf population is a guessing game for wildlife specialists.

Violence Against Indigenous Women

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force held its first meeting to chart a course for the group.

Pandemic Nursing Home Regulations

The Oneida Nation got ahead of the state on nursing home regulations for the coronavirus.

More Indigenous Voices From PBS

Wisconsin First Nations communities have shared struggle with Indigenous cultures across the world. The term Indigenous generally refers to those peoples with pre-existing sovereignty who lived as communities prior to contact with settler populations. Indigenous is a broadly inclusive term owing to Indigenous peoples’ presence on every continent in the world, fighting to remain culturally, economically, and politically intact amid ongoing dispossession and erasure. What follows is a selection of PBS National content that represents the diverse voices of Indigenous communities across North America and worldwide.