Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer Madison Museum of Contemporary Art On Display through September 15 Admission is free Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer showcases the artist’s highly acclaimed work. Gibson draws upon his Choctaw and Cherokee …
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Native American environmental ethnographer Elizabeth Hoover to keynote symposium
Elizabeth Hoover of the From Garden Warriors to Good Seeds: Indigenizing the Local Food Movement will be the keynote speaker at the Nelson Institute’s Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE) Graduate Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 16 …
2019 Ojibwe Winter Games coming to the Shores of Lake Mendota February 1
We’re excited to announce that Wayne Valliere and several students from Lac du Flambeau Public School will be joining us in Madison on Friday, February 1, at 1:00pm to host the 2019 Ojibwe Winter Games @UW-Madison! …
First cohort of Native students graduate from UW-Madison pipeline
Tacked to the wall of his bedroom on the Oneida Indian Reservation is evidence of how hard Michael Williams worked as a high school student — an acceptance letter to Hamline University in St. Paul, …
Badgers’ Koenig Joins Dakota Pipeline Protest
Two weeks after he began speaking out against an oil pipeline that could threaten sacred tribal land in North Dakota, college basketball’s most renowned Native American player decided Twitter and Instagram posts were no longer …
Wunk Sheek and partners host 47th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow
In 2015, more than 3,000 people took part in the On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP), enjoying a Native American cultural experience that bridges the boundaries between the university and Wisconsin’s eleven tribal nations. Now …
Lifting from the center: Lac du Flambeau partnership rethinks preventative health
(As originally posted by University Communications, written by Sandra Knisely) Throwing snow-snakes is kind of like bumper bowling. Except instead of a wooden lane, there’s a narrow path of ice. And instead of a bowling ball, there’s …
45th On Wisconsin Spring Powwow is April 11-12 at UW-Madison Field House
UW-Madison, Wunk Sheek, and Native American tribal partners from across the state will host the 45th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow (OWASP) April 11-12 at UW-Madison Field House. This cultural and educational event will be …
Sovereign partners: UW, Native Nations build collaborative relationships
Call it a turning point. One hundred years ago, more than 50 prominent Native Americans from across the country and Wisconsin gathered at UW-Madison for a weeklong conference. The fourth annual meeting of the Society …
Historic Indian Agency House seeks Museum Director
Are you looking for a seasonal full-time job in the summer and a part-time job during the school year with flexible hours? Are you a great story-teller and do you enjoy working with people? Do …