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. |
Read about "allotment," which was the Indian policy of the U.S. government from 1887-1934; also called the Dawes Act. |
Pioneer Fur Trader |
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Brief biography of pioneer fur trader Michael Cadotte. |
Explorer and Trader |
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Biography of Daniel Greysolon Sieur Duluth who helped protect the Wisconsin area against raids of the Iroquois. |
Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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Biography of Black Hawk |
Indian Sachem and Leader |
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Biography of Stockbridge Indian sachem John Quinney who helped secure full-value payment for their land and organized their removal to Wisconsin. |
Explorer and Author |
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Biography of explorer and author Jonathan Carver |
Ojibwe Chief |
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Biography of Ojibwe chief Joe Gishkitawag "Cut Ear" White, who was murdered by white game wardens. |
Read about the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the subsequent Treety of Greenville which compelled the Indians to treat with the United States |
Read about agriculture in Wisconsin as practiced by both Native Americans and white settlers. |
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. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Cast iron Wisconsin effigy mound model in the shape of a "trunk and arms of a man", designed by Increase A. Lapham, c. 1875. (Museum object #1975.8.12) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Cherokee twilled basket, probably traded to Wisconsin, mid 19th century. (Museum object #1955.1021) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wooden handled hide scraper with steel blade made and used by Ho-Chunk Indians in Wisconsin in the early 20th century. (Museum object #1951.949) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Early Paleo-Indian fluted spear point found in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and made between 12,000 B.C. and 8,000 B.C. (Museum object #1985.2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Fancy dance back bustle made of dyed turkey feathers, Neopit, Wisconsin on the Menominee Reservation, c. 1982. (Museum object # 1982.48.8) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Human figurine fragment made of non-tempered, smoothed clay, c. 100 - 200 A.D., found at Pine River site, Richland County, WI (Museum object #2004.5.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Hammered copper pike from Interstate Park Bison site, Polk County, Wisconsin, c. 1000-4000 B.C. (Museum object #1956.3099) |
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