Wisconsin Indian Education Association

06/02/2026

WIEA is proud to sponsor the Two Spirit QuElder Panel!

Pōsōh!

11 days until Wisconsin's First Two-Spirit Powwow📣📣📣

Its so close! Share your outfits below so we can see them and say hello! 💅🏳️‍🌈🎉

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month!

Acceptance and welcoming is what every kid deserves. This month is a time to celebrate and affirm the rights, equality, and culture of LGBTQ+ people.

05/29/2026

We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 WIEA Scholarship!

In keeping with its continued commitment to higher education, the Wisconsin Indian Education Association is pleased to provide scholarship assistance to American Indian students attending institutions of higher education. This scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship, not based on financial need. Applicants must be Wisconsin residents

You can find the application on our website:

WIEA 2026-2027 Academic ScholarshipApplication Deadline is June 30th, 2026 Click for Application! In keeping with its continued commitment to higher education, the Wisconsin Indian Education Association is pleased to provide scholarship assistance to American Indian students attending institutions o...

05/13/2026

05/13/2026

Janice Rice, emerita senior academic librarian at College Library, was recognized on April 24 with a 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award from the UW-Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. This award acknowledged Rice's long career with UW–Madison Libraries and her significant impact on expanding information access for Indigenous communities.

Read the UW-Madison Information School story about her work across Wisconsin and the nation: https://ischool.wisc.edu/2026/04/27/including-indigenous-people-in-the-pathway-forward-janice-rice-ma75-receives-2026-cdis-distinguished-achievement-award/

Pictured: Janice Rice (left) and Carrie Kruse (right), associate dean for learning and engagement at UW–Madison Libraries

05/05/2026

Today, on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day, we honor the lives of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit people, and all relatives who have been taken too soon.

This day is not only about awareness. It is about truth, accountability, and the ongoing impact this crisis has on our families, our students, and our Tribal Nations and Native communities.

In education spaces, we see the ripple effects. Grief that enters classrooms. Students carrying loss that is too often unseen. Communities navigating trauma while continuing to show up for the next generation.

At NIEA, we stand with families and communities calling for justice, visibility, and change. We remain committed to this work through education, advocacy, and by uplifting Native voices and stories.

We remember. We honor. We continue forward with purpose.

04/27/2026

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers commended the UW Law Indigenous Law Students Association for organizing the 40th Coming Together of Peoples Conference. The yearly event is the longest-running student-led conference in the country, bringing together tribal leaders, practitioners, scholars, students and community members for four decades of dialogue, learning and relationship-building.

04/10/2026

In 2017, Montana became the first state to allow tribal students to wear regalia during graduation ceremonies. Other states followed.

03/30/2026

Congratulations to our recipients and nominees!

03/25/2026

Do YOU want to attend the 2026 Annual WIEA Conference or Pre-Conference!? Registration closes at 5:00pm March 27th. That's THIS Friday! Don't miss out, there are no extensions! There is no on-site registration! Don't miss your opportunity to attend!

You can find the links to register on our website!

2026 WIEA Annual ConferenceBalancing Our Cultural Evolution  April 9th-10th, 2026 Pre-Conference April 8thHo-Chunk Gaming - Wisconsin Dells “Balancing Our Cultural Evolution” invites us to explore how tradition and innovation can move together in harmony. This year’s conference highlights the...