Evidence of First Feasts |
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Take a look at some first hand accounts of the ways Native Americans of Wisconsin celebrated their own Thanksgiving ceremonies. |
A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
Buffalo and O-Sho-Ga Protest Forced Removal |
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Discover how two Ojibwe chiefs traveled to Washington DC and negotiated with President Millard Fillmore to keep rights to their land. |
An Unreliable Text and Other Evidence |
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Wisconsin History books teach that Jean Nicolet was the first white person to reach the state, but he may have been the second. |
A Warrior Prepared to Die is Disappointed |
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Discover the story of a Ho-Chunk warrior who surrenders and is grieved at receiving a fair trial. |
Some Interesting Stories of the Winnebago Chief |
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Read about Ho-Chunk Chief Dandy's interesting and friendly interactions with white settlers in Wisconsin, even while he was a fugitive. |
The Clash of U.S Law and Indian Legal Tradition |
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Learn how the trial of Menominee Chief Oshkosh, one of the most famous in Wisconsin history, pitted Indian traditional justice against white man's law. |
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