Wisconsin First Nations

09/15/2026

Photos: Many items repatriated by the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation from museums in the United States and abroad. See link below ⬇️

📸 Bonney Hartley / Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation

09/14/2026

The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Center for the Study of the American Constitution at University of Wisconsin-Madison invite you to the 2026 James Madison Lecture Series featuring Michael Witgen.

The early American republic adopted imperial Europe's playbook: treat the "New World" as empty wilderness and frame conquest as peaceful civilization. Michael Witgen, citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and Pulitzer finalist, unpacks that story and what lies beneath it.

FREE events & open to the public

🎤 Green Bay – September 16
Brown County Library - 515 Pine Street, Green Bay

🎤 Madison – September 17
Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters building

Reception starts at 5 p.m. followed by lecture at 6 p.m.

Reserve your spot: https://wihist.org/45VRZn0

The James Madison Lecture is an annual lecture series on early American history co-presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Center for the Study of the American Constitution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

09/10/2026

Read more https://socwork.wisc.edu/2026/09/10/mmsd-board-of-education-renames-school-to-ada-deer-elementary/

09/08/2026

09/04/2026

Wisconsin’s first Wild Rice Week is Aug. 30 to Sept. 6! Wild rice, or "manoomin,” is found only in the upper Midwest and parts of Canada and was once abundant in northern Wisconsin. The plant serves a vital role in Indigenous culture and spirituality, but its presence in state waters has declined significantly over the past several decades.

This year’s wild rice harvesting season is beginning and will continue through the month of September. You can help wild rice by not driving boats through the wild rice beds and, if you're harvesting wild rice this year, making sure the rice is ripe before you begin and harvesting gently.

08/27/2026

08/23/2026

08/21/2026

For weeks, Red Cliff elder Marvin DeFoe has been handcrafting a birch bark canoe on Madeline Island to celebrate the Ojibwe people’s connection to water. The canoe’s maiden voyage is set to take place Aug. 22. Watch a timelapse video of the build before the canoe launches in the water.