Center for First Nations Education UW-Green Bay News Posts

Center for First Nations Education to host a hide tanning demo

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Jan 31, 2023

You’re invited to attend a hide tanning demo hosted by UW-Green Bay’s Center for First Nations Education on February 3 and 4 from 10am – 2pm! Taking place in Phoenix Park, this event features the Coordinator of Health & Wellness for the Ho Chunk Nation, Jon Greendeer. Serving as the Coordinator of Health and Wellness…

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UWGB First Nations programs receive $100,000 support from Packers partner Delaware North | Latest News | insightonbusiness.com

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Kristin Bouchard

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Dec 2, 2022

GREEN BAY—Global hospitality company Delaware North, which operates foodservice at the Green Bay Packers’ Lambeau Field, announced a $100,000 donation to University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in support of its First Nations programs. Delaware North recently provided the first of five annual installments of $20,000 to the university. “The First Nations programs are of significant importance…

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It’s Time to Remove the S-Word from Our Maps – WORT 89.9 FM with Prof. Poupart

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Sue Bodilly

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Apr 20, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior is currently seeking public comment on replacement names for geographical features that include the offensive racial slur “s**aw.”This comes after Secretary Deb Haaland signed Secretarial Order 3404 in November 2021, declaring the S-word a derogatory term and implementing procedures to remove the word from use on federal geographic features…

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An Evening with author Angeline Boulley, Oct. 19

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Sue Bodilly

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Oct 12, 2021

Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will be discussing topics of Indigenous identity, citizenship, and language revitalization, Oct. 19, 2021 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Be ready to be inspired! Hosted In-person & Virtually. Pre-Registration is required. Open to UW-Green Bay students,…

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The First Nations Education Center announces a new graduate assistantship in Indigenous Wellness and Two Spirit Education

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Sue Bodilly

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Sep 30, 2021

Cory Carline is joining the First Nations Education Center as the new graduate assistant in Indigenous Wellness and Two Spirit Education. Carline is a doctoral student in First Nations Education and earned a M.S.W. at UW-Green Bay. Carline brings a wealth of experience to from a variety of areas including Indigenous wellness and healing, Indian…

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Wisconsin’s 24 Most Influential Native American Leaders, Part 4 | Madison365

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Sue Bodilly

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Aug 3, 2021

Madison365 takes a look at Wisconsin’s most influential Native American leaders. Among them, a UW-Green Bay faculty member and an alumna: Lisa Poupart is an associate professor of First Nations Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Humanities at UW-Green Bay and a member of the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Anishinaabeg. Dr. Poupart’s work is…

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Higher education rates for Native Americans remain low, but unique scholarships helping | Green Bay Press-Gazette

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Feb 4, 2021

Graduates of the UW-Green Bay doctoral program “will have the knowledge to significantly impact education, policy development, and advocacy at state, federal and sovereign nation levels,” according to Dr. Lisa Poupart, director of the program, who is a member of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe in Wisconsin. Source: Higher education rates for Native Americans remain…

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Spring Elder Hours begin on Feb. 10

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Feb 3, 2020

Spring Elder Hours on the Green Bay Campus will begin on Monday, Feb. 10 and will go through Saturday, May 9, 2020. All are welcome to attend and ask questions or simply listen to the elders; no appointments are necessary. Elder hours take place in Wood Hall 410. If you have any questions, please contact…

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