On May 17, 2019, students in the First Nations Studies Seminar (FNS 391) traveled to Madison to present to officials at the Department of Public Instruction. Students in the course had spent the semester learning about state laws requiring instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized tribes and bands in […]
The UW-Green Bay Education Center for First Nations Studies invites all students, staff, faculty and community members to visit the First Nations Oral Scholars in Residence this Fall. The Oral Scholars in Residence program offers an opportunity to learn from First Nations Elders in an informal setting through storytelling and everyday conversation. Fall 2018 Elder Hours […]
UW-Green Bay Associate Professor J.P. Leary (First Nations Studies) was featured on an WPR episode titled “How teaching native history and culture in Wisconsin’s schools became law.” The episode looks into the era before and after Act 31, the law that brought Native American history to schools in Wisconsin.
Among the books featured by the Brown County Library this week and highlighted in the Green Bay Press-Gazette is “The Story of Act 31: How Native History Came to Wisconsin Classrooms” by UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. JP Leary (First Nations Education). Leary begins by looking at 1800s treaties and state interference, offering background to more recent legal […]
UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. JP Leary (First Nations Studies) presented in three sessions and had a book signing at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity Ethnicity (NCORE) in New Orleans May 29 through June 2, 2018. This conference is the leading conference on race and ethnicity in higher education, and this year attracted nearly […]
UW-Green Bay’s new First Nations doctoral program will launch in Fall 2018. It is also the first of its kind in the state. Associate Prof. Lisa Poupart (First Nation Studies) told NBC26, “Our first doctoral degree is a recognition of that tradition of honoring indigenous people.” “They start with introductory courses, like an introductory course […]
“UW-Green Bay is offering its first doctoral program, and it will also be the first in the state to focus on Native American education. UW-Green Bay Prof. Lisa Poupart is the director of the First Nations Education program. She says it’s a perfect fit, because the University has had a longstanding commitment to Native American […]
The UW-Green Bay Education Center for First Nations Studies invites all students, staff, faculty and community members to visit the First Nations Oral Scholars in Residence. The Oral Scholars in Residence program offers an opportunity to learn from First Nations Elders in an informal setting through storytelling and everyday conversation. Spring 2018 Elder Hours will […]
The UW-Green Bay Education Center for First Nations Studies invites all students, staff faculty, and community members to visit the First Nations Oral Scholars in Residence. The program offers an opportunity to learn from First Nations Elders in an informal setting through storytelling and everyday conversation. Elder hours begin this week (Oct. 8-13) and run […]
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) approved of UW-Green Bay offering the Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in First Nations Education at its meeting on June 12, 2017. This approval, following a site visit April 10-11, 2017, is one of the final steps needed before the new program can be marketed to students. The Ed.D. in First […]