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| Follow links to documents by missionaries, traders, Indian agents, linguists and anthropologists which help preserve more than 20 endangered languages. |
| Follow online links to rare American Indian language primary documents, including early dictionaries, textbooks, spelling books and firsthand accounts. |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Great Lakes Small Streams visually explores our state's long relationship with water and the impact we have had on our vast waterways. |
| View a listing of upcoming Wisconsin powwows and read some helpful tips for first-timers and non-Natives. |
| Teaching Materials |
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| Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
| Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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| Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
| Bring the museum experience to your classroom! |
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| Onsite object based education units for grade bands K-2 and 3-5 |
| 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. |
| Read about the possible historic origins of the frequently used syllable "wau" in the geographic names of Wisconsin. |
| Read about the desperate 1832 battle near Madison, WI, of the starving Sauk, Fox and Kickapoo Native Americans against the British and the Ho-Chunk. |
| Native American Photographs |
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| Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
| French Fur Trader |
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| Learn about one of the first French fur traders to visit Wisconsin. Read about his experiences with Indian tribes and his exploration of the countryside. |
| Menominee War Chief |
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| Learn about the leadership of this Menominee War Chief and his negotiations with the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Mike Hoeft is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
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