Native People of Wisconsin

by Loew, Patty

• ISBN13: 9780870203480
• ISBN10: 0870203487
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Summary

Native People of Wisconsinintroduces students to the twelve Indian nations that live in Wisconsin, and incorporates various ways Native people remember the past, emphasizing the value of oral tradition. Chapters devoted to each Wisconsin Indian Nationthe Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Potawatomi, Oneida, Mohican, Brothertown, and six Bands of Ojibwehave three main topics: tribal traditions, tribal history, and tribal life today. This structure will help young readers learn the unique history of each Nation, the ways that the Nations differ from one another, the commonalities among the groups, and those values Native people share with non-Indians. New Badger History Reader Distributed for the Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Author Biography

    Patty Loew is an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and a recipient of the Outstanding Service Award of the Great Lakes Intertribal Council. She is assistant professor of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Native People of Wisconsin is based on the research and structure of her recent book, Indian Nations of Wisconsin, also published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The First People of Wisconsin	vii
Chapter 1: Early History	10	(12)
Think about It	11	(1)
Changes in Native Life	12	(4)
Woodland People	16	(2)
Clans	18	(1)
Different Paths to the Past	19	(2)
Remembering	21	(1)
Chapter 2: European Arrivals	22	(12)
Think about It	23	(1)
Native People Moving West	24	(2)
The French Fur Trade	26	(2)
The British Arrival	28	(1)
Trying to Get Rid of the British	29	(1)
Native Lives Forever Changed	30	(3)
Remembering	33	(1)
Chapter 3 The Menominee Nation	34	(16)
Think about It	35	(1)
Tribal Traditions	36	(2)
Tribal History	38	(10)
Early Days	38	(1)
Giving Up Land	39	(2)
Dealing with Non-Indians	41	(5)
Ada Deer and DRUMS	46	(2)
Menominee Life Today	48	(1)
Remembering	49	(1)
Chapter 4: The Ho-Chunk Nation	50	(16)
Think about It	51	(1)
Tribal Traditions	52	(1)
Tribal History	53	(11)
Early Days	53	(4)
Giving Up Land	57	(4)
Dealing with Non-Indians	61	(3)
Ho-Chunk Life Today	64	(1)
Remembering	65	(1)
Chapter 5: The Ojibwe Nation	66	(28)
Think about It	67	(1)
Tribal Traditions	68	(3)
Tribal History	71	(20)
Early Days	71	(2)
Giving Up Land	73	(4)
Dealing with Non Indians	77	(2)
The Six Ojibwe Bands	79	(8)
The Lac Court Oreilles Band	79	(1)
The Lac du Flambeau Band	80	(2)
The Red Cliff Band	82	(2)
The Bad River Band	84	(1)
The Sokaogan (Mole Lake) Band	85	(2)
The St. Croix Band	87	(1)
Indian Reorganization and the Ojibwe Bands	87	(3)
The Battle over Spear-Fishing	90	(1)
Lake Superior Ojibwe Bands Today	91	(2)
Remembering	93	(1)
Chapter 6: The Potawatomi Nation	94	(18)
Think about It	95	(1)
Tribal Traditions	96	(1)
Tribal History	97	(12)
Early Days	97	(4)
A Giving Up Land	101	(3)
Dealing with Non-Indians	104	(5)
Potawatomi Life Today	109	(2)
Remembering	111	(1)
Chapter 7: The Oneida Nation	112	(14)
Think about It	113	(1)
Tribal Traditions	114	(1)
Tribal History	115	(9)
Meeting Europeans in New York	115	(2)
The Oneida and the American Revolution	117	(2)
Moving to Wisconsin	119	(1)
Early Years in Wisconsin	119	(5)
Oneida Life Today	124	(1)
Remembering	125	(1)
Chapter 8: The Mohican Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee Band and the Brothertown Indians	126	(13)
Think about It	127	(1)
Tribal Traditions	128	(1)
Tribal History	128	(8)
The Mohicans of Stockbridge, New York	129	(1)
The Mohicans Meet the Brothertown Indians	130	(1)
Many Trails to Wisconsin: The Mohicans of Stockbridge, the Munsee, and the Brothertown	131	(2)
The Brothertown People in Wisconsin	133	(1)
The Mohicans, the Brothertown, and the U.S. Government	134	(2)
The Mohican Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee-Band Today	136	(1)
The Brothertown Indian Tribes Today	137	(1)
Remembering	138	(1)
Native People of Wisconsin Up Close	139	(8)
Conclusion: Beyond	147