Follow links to documents by missionaries, traders, Indian agents, linguists and anthropologists which help preserve more than 20 endangered languages. |
Use the 1829 speech by Little Elk, Ho-Chunk orator, to learn more about Ho-Chunk views on Euro-American cultures |
Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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Chapter 4 description and supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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. |
Date: | 1769 |
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Description: | Manuscript map. Scale: about 80 British statue miles to 1 inch. |
Date: | 1761 |
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Description: | A plan of the Straits of St. Mary and Michilimakinac, to shew the situation and importance of the two westernmost settlements of Canada for the fur trade. ... |
Date: | 1766 |
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Description: | Portrait of Mohegan minister and preacher Samson Occom, posed sitting with his finger on a Bible on a bookstand, with Indian implements visible on the wall... |
Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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Biography of Black Hawk |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
Explorer and Author |
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Biography of explorer and author Jonathan Carver |
Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
Fur Trader and Chief Justice |
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Biography of fur trader and chief justice of the Brown County Court Jacques Porlier. |
Fur Trader and Settler |
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Biography of French-Canadian fur trader Michel Brisbois, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Prairie du Chien. |
A brief timeline of Wisconsin history, 1750-1783. |
Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
Menominee war chief |
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Read a brief account of the Menominee leader, Tomah. This article includes several links to primary sources and pictures. |
Learn about the first extreme winters in Wisconsin suffered by explorers and settlers in the 17th through 19th centuries, with links to other articles |
Discover the story of French traders saved from starvation by Ottawa Indians at the headwaters of the Chippewa River in 1659. |
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