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| A Brief Introduction |
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| Read about the term Winnebago Indians, and follow links to the Ho-Chunk and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska to learn more about the communities. |
| How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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| Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin Historical Details |
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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Oshkosh, 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. |
| The Printer and the Priest |
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| Discover how Wisconsin got its first printing press, and the impact that a Catholic priest would have on Ho-Chunk literacy. |
| Last Known Female Ho-Chunk Chief |
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| Read an account of the success and legacy of the last known Ho-Chunk female chief and her children. |
| 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) |
| A Misunderstanding Leads to Massacre |
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| Discover how a Treaty Misunderstanding led to the Massacre of Thousands of Sauk Indians |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Cherokee twilled basket, probably traded to Wisconsin, mid 19th century. (Museum object #1955.1021) |
| Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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| Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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