First Nations Studies UW-Green Bay News Posts

Watch the video: Solana’s connection to First Nations Studies

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Jun 13, 2024

Where you live and study can be transformative. Solana grew up on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin. In high school, she loved learning about her culture and language. When it was time for college, she felt connected to UW-Green Bay’s First Nations Studies major. It was the perfect program to deepen her understanding…

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How did Wisconsin get its name?

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Sep 6, 2023

Wisconsinites are known for putting our own unique spin on words like “bubbler” and “ope,” but how did the state itself get its unique name? A Wisconsin State Historical Society essay says the name originated from the English spelling of a French version of a Miami tribe name for what’s now the Wisconsin River. Scholars…

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Wisconsin schools with Native mascots get letter from tribal leaders | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Apr 6, 2023

GREEN BAY – Tribal leaders from across the state and country this week sent a formal letter to Wisconsin school officials of the more than two dozen districts that have refused to retire Native American race-based mascots or logos. The letter also encouraged school officials to discuss the issue with tribal leaders about why these…

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UW-Green Bay’s Lois Stevens named one of Wisconsin’s 33 most influential Native American leaders for 2023

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Mar 21, 2023

Assistant Professor of First Nations Studies, Lois Stevens was recently named one of Wisconsins 33 most influential Native American leaders for 2023 by Madison365. Madison365 has covered Black, Latino, Indigenous, and Asian American communities in Madison and across Wisconsin since 2015, and this is their fourth annual edition of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Native American leaders”.…

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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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UW-Green Bay’s First Nations program set to receive major donation | Seehafer News

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Dec 1, 2022

UW-Green Bay’s First Nations program will be getting a major donation. Delaware North, the foodservice partner with the Green Bay Packers, has announced that the First Nations program will be receiving $20,000 annually over the next five years. According to the UW-Green Bay website, the First Nations program “is committed to the study of American…

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New book by Oneida historian to use Indigenous voices to tell story of Native American removal era in Wisconsin | Sheboygan Press

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Sep 20, 2022

GREEN BAY – So much of what we know about the time in the 1800s when First Nations ceded their lands in Wisconsin is told from non-Indigenous perspectives, but Dr. Carol Cornelius is aiming to change that. Cornelius is writing a book that will be published by the Wisconsin Historical Society next year focusing on the…

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Wisconsin schools are not meeting state mandate on Native American education – Wausau Pilot & Review

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Kristin Bouchard

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Aug 23, 2022

The Wisconsin Indian Education Association held a celebration of the state’s commitment to Native American education under Act 31 on Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Menominee Casino Resort in Keshena, with Native peoples from all over Wisconsin attending. Act 31 is a remarkable piece of legislation. The law requires that primary and secondary public schools…

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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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Video: First Nations Education Ed.D. Learning Across Generations

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Mar 23, 2022

Empowering cultural resurgence, the First Nations Education Doctoral Program at UW-Green Bay is the only education doctoral program of its kind in the United States. Join a learning community of changemakers to transform your work today. FNEdD Program Video Transcription: As a student in the First Nations Education doctoral program at UW-Green Bay, we get…

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