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Treaty Day

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

Four prominent Ho-Chunk alumni to address campus on significance of treaties

Posted on September 22, 2021

The panel discussion, featuring four alumni of the UW Law School who are experts on treaty issues, will be the marquee event for Treaty Day 2021, an annual campus commemoration.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Ho-Chunk, Indigenous, Native American, treaties, Treaty Day

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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