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Ho-Chunk Nation

Photos: Ho-Chunk structure on campus promotes awareness of Indigenous land history

Posted on November 5, 2022

About two dozen campus volunteers assisted Bill Quackenbush, tribal historic preservation officer for the Ho-Chunk Nation, in constructing a Ho-Chunk housing structure Thursday on the North Lawn of Dejope Residence Hall on the University of …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Bill Quackenbush, ciiporoke, Dejope Residence Hall, Ho-Chunk Nation, Indigenous, Our Shared Future

All welcome at Ho-Chunk ciiporoke dwelling on north lawn of Dejope Residence Hall Nov. 3

Posted on November 2, 2022

A Ho-Chunk dwelling, the ciiporoke has been a place of home, family, community, teaching, learning and ceremony for Ho-Chunk people at Teejop since beyond memory.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged ciiporoke, Event, Ho-Chunk culture, Ho-Chunk Nation, Indigenous

Ho-Chunk Nation flag to fly on campus this week

Posted on October 10, 2022

The Ho-Chunk Nation flag will fly on the UW–Madison campus Oct. 10-17, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day on October 10.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Ho-Chunk flag, Ho-Chunk Nation, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples Day, Native American

Ho-Chunk Nation flag-raising symbolizes a shared future

Posted on September 15, 2022

UW–Madison will fly the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation at Bascom Hall for more than six weeks this fall, including Indigenous Peoples Day in October and the entirety of National Native American Heritage Month in November.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Bascom Hall, Bascom Hill, Dejope, flag raising, Ho-Chunk Nation, Jennifer Mnookin, Marlon WhiteEagle, Our Shared Future, Teejop, Treaty Day

Ho-Chunk Nation flag to fly on campus multiple weeks this fall

Posted on September 7, 2022

UW–Madison will fly the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation at Bascom Hall for more than six weeks this fall, including Indigenous Peoples Day and throughout Native American Heritage Month.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Bascom Hall, Dejope, flag, Ho-Chunk Nation, Teejop

Ho-Chunk Nation Flag Raising Ceremony

Posted on September 1, 2022

Please join Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon WhiteEagle, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Elliott Funmaker, Sr., the Wisconsin Dells Singers, citizens of the Ho-Chunk Nation and members of the UW community for a flag-raising ceremony in front of Bascom Hall.

Posted in Featured EventTagged Event, flag raising, Ho-Chunk Nation, Jennifer Mnookin, Marlon WhiteEagle, Wisconsin Dells Singers

Wisconsin Idea Spotlight: Ho-Chunk land — Stories of Teejop

Posted on July 21, 2022

The Ho-Chunk Nation has lived on Teejop — the land on which UW–Madison currently sits — for thousands of years. During the Wisconsin Idea Spotlight: Ho-Chunk Land — Stories of Teejop, panelists discussed the importance …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Ho-Chunk Nation, Kendra Greendeer, Molli Pauliot, Teejop, Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, Wisconsin Idea Spotlight

In historic first, flag of Ho-Chunk Nation raised atop Bascom Hall

Posted on November 5, 2021

On a brilliantly lit fall morning, with an appropriate breeze in the air, the University of Wisconsin–Madison raised the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation atop Bascom Hall Friday, on land the Ho-Chunk call Teejop, or …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Bascom Hall, flag, Ho-Chunk Nation

Chancellor Blank: Recognizing our shared history with the Ho-Chunk Nation

Posted on November 5, 2021

I hope some of you were able to join us Friday morning as we welcomed leaders of the Ho-Chunk Nation to campus for the raising of the Ho-Chunk Nation flag atop Bascom Hall — the …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged flag, Ho-Chunk Nation, Rebecca Blank

Flag of Ho-Chunk Nation to fly atop Bascom Hall for first time in university’s history

Posted on November 1, 2021

On Nov. 5, UW–Madison will fly the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation atop Bascom Hall, part of an ongoing commitment to educate the campus community about First Nations history and to recognize the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Bascom Hall, Ho-Chunk Nation, Our Shared Future

Ho-Chunk Nation flag to be raised at Bascom on Nov. 5

Posted on October 28, 2021

For the first time in the history of UW–Madison, the Ho-Chunk Nation’s flag will fly above Bascom Hall on Nov 5 as part of our ongoing commitment to moving from ignorance to awareness with the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other First Nations in Wisconsin.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Bascom Hall, Bascom Hill, flag, Ho-Chunk, Ho-Chunk Nation, Our Shared Future

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day 2021

Posted on October 10, 2021

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, is Indigenous Peoples Day, when we honor the cultures, legacies and histories of the people who have called this continent home for thousands of years.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Ho-Chunk Nation, Indigenous Peoples Day, Native Nations, Native Nations_UW, Powwow, Wunk Sheek

Treaty Day highlights history of resilience of Ho-Chunk people

Posted on September 14, 2021

September 15 is Treaty Day in Madison, Wisconsin, marking the day in 1832 when the Ho-Chunk Nation was forced to cede 3 million acres, including Teejop (Four Lakes), to the United States.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged history, Ho-Chunk, Ho-Chunk Nation, Hotakawinga (Mary Crane), treaty, Treaty Day, Wakanjaxeriga (Roaring Thunder)

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