UWW offers new class with focus on “Native North America Today”
New for the 2010 Spring semester at UWW, "Native North America Today: People, Culture, and Survival". Anthropology has evolved over time and continues to be shaped by its ongoing relationship with indigenous peoples. Anthropology's relationship with Native North Americans has varied from "scientific" observer of Native live to more recently activist and parter in Native affairs and political movements. This course will stress an understanding of Native life through autobiographical portraits and contemporary ethnography. We will explore what it means to be a Native person and how Native culture is represented through writing and film today. Topics range from contemporary ...
Dave Denomie & Rick Whaley to speak on Spearfishing stuggles
This Wednesday Nov. 18, 7pm Hyland 2308--Rick Whaley and Dave Denomie are set to speak on spearfishing in WI. Denomie is an enrolled member of the Bad River band of the Lake Superior Indians. "During the 1980s and early 1990s, there were many violent clashes in northern Wisconsin over the issue of Ojibwe spearfishing. Violent scenes at boat landings received national and even international attention. Sometimes thousands of White protesters showed up at boat landings as Ojibwe fishermen prepared to spearfish walleye and other species of fish. These crowds often shouted racial slurs, threw things at the fishermen, and even assaulted ...
NACAA Hosts Beading Lessons
Beginning in early October, the Native American Cultural Awareness Association at UW-Whitewater has been hosting a weekly Native beading lesson. During these lessons people were invited to learn and make their own art. Beading is taking place on Monday nights @ 6 pm in the Warhawk Involvement Center in the UC. The different beading techniques being shown include lazy stitch, rosette/running stitch, peyote stitch, two needle applique, and loom beading. Supplies are provided so no need to go shopping.
Survival of the Fittest
Aanii! I was sitting in class today (October 22, 2009) and my professor started talking about what is wilderness? A lot of the Europeans today think of it as a terrible and scary place. It's in the middle of nowhere and there's no way in hell someone is going to survive out there. But the truth is that our ancestors were living this way and have brought us where we are today. The chimmookmung does not understand what mother earth has provided for us and what she still provides in hidden places. Everything that is in that "scary wilderness" is what ...
They stole our Land, they forced us into Christianity, they took our Lifeways and now they want to take our water!
Madeline Island and Gitchigami (Lake Superior) are the center of the Anishinabe people. We migrated here following the Megis shell and where our creation story began and where our ancestors remain. Although this remains our homeland we no longer reside there. The Europeans forcefully moved us to several prisons in Wisconsin. My family lives on the Red Cliff Indian Reservation which is located on the shores of Gitchigami. I am always at peace when I go home because of how the environment is least affected by European occupiers. When I visited Mishomis (Grandfather) in August he told me a very important ...
Makoce de unkitawa
Hau hihanni waste, Each day we are tossing our children into war, these schools that are set up are the front lines. The youth is forced to prove ourselves, defend the people, defend the lifeways. This has never been a problem; the problem is that we have nothing to prove to the wasicu; while they maintain they manifest destiny mentality to justify their historical rape. Just do a comparison; they teach fact and set up a competition that they call tests. So that the kids learn to beat each other out; rather than work together to do what must be done. Our ...
Native Pride Lecture Series
Dave Denomie & Rick Whaley to speak on Spearfishing stuggles
This Wednesday Nov. 18, 7pm Hyland 2308–Rick Whaley and Dave Denomie are set to speak on spearfishing in WI. Denomie is an enrolled member of...
Native Pride Lecture Series offers insights on American Indian culture
Native Pride Lecture Series offers insights on American Indian culture October 9, 2009 Four voices offering legal, philosophical, sociological and historical...
Indian Families and Changing Federal Policies
Indian Families and Changing Federal Policies Doug Kiel, Doctoral Candidate History, University of Wisconsin Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 4:30 pm Summers...
Perceptions of Reality
Perceptions of Reality John Trudell, Poet, Musician, Activist Former National Chairman, American Indian Movement Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7:00 pm Old...
American Indians in the Popular Imagination
Phillip Deloria, Ph.D., Professor American Culture, Native American Studies, History University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:30...