Stories tagged: "Native Americans"
After spending more than a decade doing road repair work, Eau Claire’s Kristine Martin traded in her steel toe boots for a fry basket to follow her dream–and bring her family along for the ride.
After a white Madisonian made headlines for moonlighting as a Native person, we hear from them and the tribe members hurt by their actions.
“I remember being in my dorm with some friends and hearing one of them say Natives are ‘dirty savages.’ I realized, that person wouldn’t like me if they knew who I really was.”
While frustrated, our native neighbors are now focused on sharing their side of the story to help others understand the barriers they've not only faced historically, but continue to confront today.
For only the second year, Indigenous Peoples’ Day will be marked as an officially recognized holiday in the US. Here are ways you can celebrate Native culture in Wisconsin.
The city of Oshkosh is adding new plaques explaining why its statue of its namesake, Chief Oshkosh, falls short.
From the Menominee to the Ho-Chunk, Wisconsin tribes are finding new ways to celebrate and preserve their history through traditional food and agricultural practices.