Official guide to Native American communities in Wisconsin C o n t e n t s

2 Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

5 Forest County Potawatomi Tribe

8 Ho-Chunk Nation

11 Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Native Wisconsin serves as the official guide to Native American Lake Superior Chippewa Preserving our past. Sharing our future. Communities in Wisconsin. The publication has been produced and 14 Lac du Flambeau Band of printed with funding provided in part by the Wisconsin Department of Lake Superior Chippewa Tourism and Native American Tourism of Wisconsin (NATOW). The cooperative effort is spearheaded by the NATOW Advisory Board that 17 Tips for Visiting Indian consists of representatives from all the Wisconsin Tribes. Country/Annual Events Hello! NATOW was launched as a state wide initiative in 1994 by GLITC. 18 Annual Events The focus of this project is to promote tourism featuring Native American heritage and culture. NATOW holds an annual Tourism Conference, Welcome to Wisconsin’s Native American communities. Wisconsin is home to the largest 27 Menominee Nation look for details on the website. GLITC, founded in 1965 as a non-profit corporation, serves as a consortium of Wisconsin tribes. 30 Oneida Nation number of Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River. The reservations of NATOW has grown significantly over these last few years. All 33 Red Cliff Band of efforts are coordinated by their own Tourism Development Director, these eleven sovereign nations occupy more than one half million acres of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Chippewa and the executive board members report directly to the GLITC Board of Directors. It is this collaborative spirit that drives the initiatives most beautiful and unique landscapes: pristine lakes, rivers and streams, towering 36 Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Band of forward on a continual basis. Lake Superior Chippewa Please visit the NATOW website for listings of current events, forests and ancient wild rice beds, each teaming with an abundance of wildlife. 39 St. Croix Band of pow-wows, cultural places, gaming properties and experience all that Lake Superior Chippewa our native communities have to offer.

42 Stockbridge – Munsee www.natow.org Tribal art, traditions and culture are significant parts of both Indian and non-Indian Band of the Mohicans communities in the State, making Wisconsin a remarkable place to explore the history 45 Indian Summer Festival Native American Tourism of Wisconsin N8502 Mohheconnuck Rd. of Native American people. 48 Back Cover – Map of Wisconsin PO Box 70 Indian Reservations Bowler, WI 54416

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Visitors to reservations are asked to respect the Mole Lake Tiny Tot Princess – natural and cultural resources. Please refrain from Gabrielle Ackley littering or damaging property. Some areas are considered sacred and are not open to the public. Contact tribal offices for more information. 1 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

B a d r i v e r e l d e r l y C e n t e r

In August 2009 tribal elders of the Bad River Tribe celebrated the opening of their new D i d Y o u K n o w ? Tribal Elder Center. The new center is 4,200 square feet and can accommodate 180 elders. This facility was designed and constructed using many green practices in an effort to reduce the tribal carbon foot print. Some of the practices include using low emitting paint, with the sacred Manomin, which has low voc adhesives and sealants as well as The Bad River Tribe operates the sustained the tribal members through the certified wood and bamboo interior floors Raymond “Snooty” Couture hardest of times. which is a rapidly renewing material. The Fish Hatchery that stocks center includes a commercial grade kitchen There are 7,567 enrolled tribal reservation waters annually with Bad River which is necessary for the preparation of members of the Bad River Band with an average 12 million walleye 6,526 members residing off the reservation, the daily meal that is served to our elders band of lake superior Chippewa including areas just outside the reservation through the Meals on Wheels program. In fry and 250,000 fingerlings. boundaries. 1,041 members live on the their new center, elders gather daily for lunch reservation, which is not to be confused and socialize during their many planned The reservation’s Kakagon River activities throughout the month. with the total number of people living and Bad River sloughs constitute within the boundaries of the reservation; the only remaining extensive as there are non-member spouses living coastal wild rice marsh in the with their tribal member families on the reservation, as well as other non-members Great Lakes Region. residing on private properties within reservation boundaries. The Bad River is one of only Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe language) is three rivers in the U.S. that has The Bad River Band of the Lake Su- on Madeline Island. During the treaty era, still spoken amongst the tribal membership. a self-sustaining population perior Chippewa Tribe is a Band of the The Ojibwe language is taught in homes the island was the central meeting place of lake sturgeon. Ojibwe Nation who migrated from the of the Anishinabe Ojibwe leadership to and in classes on and off the reservation, Bad River Tribal Government east to the “place where food grows on contemplate and discuss, in a spiritually including lessons to children ages 3 and 4 water,” which is in reference to Manomin oriented manner, the impacts of signing at the Bad River Tribal Head Start, and to For several years the (wild rice), a gift from the Creator. The treaties with the United States. The students at nearby Ashland High School. primary employer name of the Band, “Bad River,” comes sacredness of the island remains deeply The Bad River Band of Lake Superior in Ashland County Tfrom the English version of the river that rooted in the Ojibwe people today. Chippewa currently owns and operates has been the Bad runs through the center of the reservation Shortly after the signing of the 1854 several businesses such as the Bad River River Tribe through its from South to North, known as “Mashkii Treaty, a majority of land on the Bad Lodge & Casino located on Hwy. 2 in Indian gaming and Ziibing” (Mush-kee Zee-bing). Some River reservation was placed in allotment Odanah. Nearby is the Moccasin Trail tribal government Center featuring a convenience store, believe that the word, Mashkii, comes or tribal trust status with the U.S. Federal operations. Originally The Bad River Natural Resources from, Mashkiikii (mush key-key), which government. The Bad River Reservation gas station, post office, and IGA grocery Chief Blackbird 1833-1920, the Tribe was governed also known as “Chi-gaa-kii Department is pursing a translates to swamp or marsh. Yet others contains the oldest land allotments of store. Moccasin Trail is named in honor by a Council of Chiefs -iins” Shown wearing a nomination for the Kakagon  believe it comes from Mishkwa (mish all the reservations in the United States, of Chief Ogimaans a.k.a. George Presidential medal. consisting of hereditary T r i b a l S t a ts qua), which is red, referring to the color of occurring 30 years prior to the General Messenger, last of the Traditional (Photo by D. L. Gill -1899) and appointed chiefs and Bad River Sloughs complex Bad River’s water. It is uncertain as to how Allotment Act of 1887, also known as Bad River Chiefs who blazed the trail for and the head to be considered a wetland of the French translated it to mean “Bad” the Dawes Act. Today, Tribal lands and Main Street, formerly called “Moccasin men from each clan. Spiritual methods of international importance. and is still a topic of conversation amongst environment are carefully managed by Trail,” in the nearby town of Ashland. governance were used and each meeting was our members today. Before it was known the Bad River Tribal Natural Resources opened with prayer. The current system of Reservation size: 125,000+ acres The Bad River Giitiganing as Bad River it was Gete-Gitigaaning (Big Department to retain the health and governance was established under the Indian Tribal members: 7,567 Garden), and also, Anishinabe Odetowin, natural beauty of the environment for the Re-organization Act. The Bad River Tribe Garden Project educates tribal Tribal members living on the meaning, “The Place with the People of enjoyment and subsistence hunting, fishing instituted its Tribal Constitution and By-Laws members on growing both flower reservation: 1,041 Good Heart.” and gathering of the tribal membership. that incorporated a new governing authority and vegetable gardens. The signing of the Treaty of La Pointe Many tribal members harvest Manomin on the reservation, which is the Bad River Tribal on September 30, 1854 established the Council. The Tribal Council consists of seven from the Kakagon Sloughs within the The first Wisconsin woman Bad River Reservation. The reservation reservation, also known as the “Everglades elected officials serving two-year staggered to cast a ballot for president is is located in northern Wisconsin with its of the North.” The sloughs encompass terms: Tribal Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, northern boundary along the south shore a 16,000 acre marsh estuary a Tribal Treasurer, two Senior Council Members and thought to have been an Ojibwe of Lake Superior. There are 124,654 acres Traditional Cultural Property and cultural one Junior Council Member. The Tribal matriarch Flying Cloud, who voted of land within the exterior boundaries of landscape. The Kakagon Sloughs is Council Chairman also serves as the in Odanah on Nov. 2, 1920. the reservation, including nearly 200 acres treasured by tribal members and blessed Executive Director of the Tribal Administration. 2 3 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Forest County Experience BAd River Potawatomi B a d r i v e r P o w - w o w G r o u n d s

The Bad River Pow-wow Grounds are located on the west side of Bad River, south of Hwy-2 adjacent to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Historic Odanah. The pow-wow grounds are located on the original land allotment of Chief Blackbird in a place formerly known as “Blackbird’s Field.” Chief Blackbird chose this area for his allotment to protect a historic burial ground that eventually became a cemetery blessed by the renowned Father Baraga, author of the Ojibwe Dictionary. The pow-wow dance ground area is the historic site of the village’s Midewiwin Lodge, which is depicted on a hand drawn bird’s eye view map of the village made by Joseph Green before the railroad came in 1885. A copy of the map is displayed in the Chief Blackbird Center in Odanah. The dance area was preserved during the assimilation era by converting it to a baseball diamond. Although several tribal members were recruited into the minor and major baseball leagues, evening tradi- tional dances continued in left field, lighted by bonfire. During the era of the Indian Religious Freedom Act, a cultural resurgence in the 1960’s through the 1980’s revital- ized the dance grounds for contemporary pow-wow use and it was finally wired for The Potawatomi Nation was once a ways endure. They continue to honor electrical in the 1990’s. In 2005, a pavilion very large tribe living on millions their elders and their children. The was constructed in honor of acres of land. It has been said that Potawatomi believe in the importance of Bad River Veterans and daily feasts are the Potawatomi originally lived on the of the Circle of Life. This Circle is a held there during the Annual Manomin East Coast or near the Atlantic Ocean. part of their daily lives and is included Celebration Pow-wow. The Manomin But more and more evidence and oral in their ceremonies. Celebration Pow-wow is held during the third history has revealed that the Potawatomi With the advent of Indian gaming, the weekend of each August and has attracted Toriginated in the Great Lakes area and Forest County Potawatomi community 1,000’s of dancers, singers and also the more than likely in the Wisconsin area. (FCPC) was able to create and build National Geographic and Wisconsin Public As Neshnabek (a Potawatomi word two casinos - the first in Forest County Television. The annual pow-wow was even that refers to “original people”), the (Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel), featured in a wild rice segment of “Cooking Potawatomi formed a confederacy with followed by the one in Milwaukee with Martha Stewart.” The Annual Manomin the Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Odawa (Potawatomi Bingo Casino). The Celebration Pow-wow is a no admission (Ottawa) Indian tribes. The Chippewa revenue generated by gaming has public event that offers free camping. The a T T r a ct i o n s : (Ojibwa) were to become the oldest had an impact on the Potawatomi way T r i b a l S t a ts event features daily grand entries of beautiful brother and the Keepers of the Faith. of life beyond anyone’s imagination. traditional song with dancers in full regalia, The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) The Ottawa (Odawa), the middle The people now have good jobs, good Reservation size: 13,000 acres as well as several community activities and P.O. Box 9, Odanah, WI 54861 brother, was to become the Keepers homes, exceptional health care, and Tribal members: 1,360 a variety of craft, gift, and food vendors. (715) 682-6619 www.glifwc.org of the Trade. And the Potawatomi the realized vision of self-sufficiency. Reservation population: 684 Information on the Annual Manomin (Bodewadmi), the youngest brother, The impact of these two businesses Celebration Pow-wow can be obtained by Bad River Lodge & Casino, U.S. Hwy 2, Odanah, WI 54861 was to become Keeper of the Fire. on their surrounding communities calling the Chief Blackbird Center reception (715) 682-7121 www.badriver.com Despite the loss of millions of has been enormously positive as well. at (715) 682-7111. acres of sacred lands and devastating The FCPC is the largest employer in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, hardships to their way of life, the Forest County, and one of a handful Located in Old Odanah, WI (715) 682-8350. Forest County Potawatomi traditional of major employers in Milwaukee. 4 5 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Forest County Experience BAd River Potawatomi B a d r i v e r P o w - w o w G r o u n d s

The Bad River Pow-wow Grounds are located on the west side of Bad River, south of Hwy-2 adjacent to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Historic Odanah. The pow-wow grounds are located on the original land allotment of Chief Blackbird in a place formerly known as “Blackbird’s Field.” Chief Blackbird chose this area for his allotment to protect a historic burial ground that eventually became a cemetery blessed by the renowned Father Baraga, author of the Ojibwe Dictionary. The pow-wow dance ground area is the historic site of the village’s Midewiwin Lodge, which is depicted on a hand drawn bird’s eye view map of the village made by Joseph Green before the railroad came in 1885. A copy of the map is displayed in the Chief Blackbird Center in Odanah. The dance area was preserved during the assimilation era by converting it to a baseball diamond. Although several tribal members were recruited into the minor and major baseball leagues, evening tradi- tional dances continued in left field, lighted by bonfire. During the era of the Indian Religious Freedom Act, a cultural resurgence in the 1960’s through the 1980’s revital- ized the dance grounds for contemporary pow-wow use and it was finally wired for The Potawatomi Nation was once a ways endure. They continue to honor electrical in the 1990’s. In 2005, a pavilion very large tribe living on millions their elders and their children. The was constructed in honor of acres of land. It has been said that Potawatomi believe in the importance of Bad River Veterans and daily feasts are the Potawatomi originally lived on the of the Circle of Life. This Circle is a held there during the Annual Manomin East Coast or near the Atlantic Ocean. part of their daily lives and is included Celebration Pow-wow. The Manomin But more and more evidence and oral in their ceremonies. Celebration Pow-wow is held during the third history has revealed that the Potawatomi With the advent of Indian gaming, the weekend of each August and has attracted Toriginated in the Great Lakes area and Forest County Potawatomi community 1,000’s of dancers, singers and also the more than likely in the Wisconsin area. (FCPC) was able to create and build National Geographic and Wisconsin Public As Neshnabek (a Potawatomi word two casinos - the first in Forest County Television. The annual pow-wow was even that refers to “original people”), the (Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel), featured in a wild rice segment of “Cooking Potawatomi formed a confederacy with followed by the one in Milwaukee with Martha Stewart.” The Annual Manomin the Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Odawa (Potawatomi Bingo Casino). The Celebration Pow-wow is a no admission (Ottawa) Indian tribes. The Chippewa revenue generated by gaming has public event that offers free camping. The a T T r a ct i o n s : (Ojibwa) were to become the oldest had an impact on the Potawatomi way T r i b a l S t a ts event features daily grand entries of beautiful brother and the Keepers of the Faith. of life beyond anyone’s imagination. traditional song with dancers in full regalia, The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) The Ottawa (Odawa), the middle The people now have good jobs, good Reservation size: 13,000 acres as well as several community activities and P.O. Box 9, Odanah, WI 54861 brother, was to become the Keepers homes, exceptional health care, and Tribal members: 1,360 a variety of craft, gift, and food vendors. (715) 682-6619 www.glifwc.org of the Trade. And the Potawatomi the realized vision of self-sufficiency. Reservation population: 684 Information on the Annual Manomin (Bodewadmi), the youngest brother, The impact of these two businesses Celebration Pow-wow can be obtained by Bad River Lodge & Casino, U.S. Hwy 2, Odanah, WI 54861 was to become Keeper of the Fire. on their surrounding communities calling the Chief Blackbird Center reception (715) 682-7121 www.badriver.com Despite the loss of millions of has been enormously positive as well. at (715) 682-7111. acres of sacred lands and devastating The FCPC is the largest employer in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, hardships to their way of life, the Forest County, and one of a handful Located in Old Odanah, WI (715) 682-8350. Forest County Potawatomi traditional of major employers in Milwaukee. 4 5 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

F o r e S T C o u n t y P o t a w a t o m i S u pp o r T S T r i b a l G OVE e r n m e n T C l e a n e n e r g y J o b s A a C T Forest County Potawatomi Executive Council Article by Martin Schreiber & Associates D i d Y o u K n o w ? Executive Office Building - 5415 Everybody’s You may have seen some television Expanding the use of renewable Road - Crandon, WI 54520 ads or heard radio ads from the Forest power in Wisconsin will not only reduce County Potawatomi (FCP) in support our dependence on dirty fossil fuels, but The Executive Council is a constitutionally of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. These ads it will also help create thousands of jobs created body that is composed of the elected are just one piece of an aggressive for Wisconsin residents. Economists officers of the tribe: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Council The Forest County Potawatomi strategy to help protect the estimate that the provisions environment and bring in this bill will create, at a Members. The duties of the Executive Council Foundation, which was founded on thousands of new jobs minimum, 15,000 new are stated in Article V, Section 1 of the FCP the ideals of helping to fight poverty, to Wisconsin. jobs in Wisconsin by Constitution of 1982. The duties of the members promote economic opportunity, It should come as the year 2025. of the Executive Council are enumerated in Article IX of the Constitution. strengthen communities and provide no surprise that the While this bill is an example of responsible citizenship FCP are supporting still being debated in this crucial legislation. the Wisconsin legis- by assisting charitable organizations, For generations the lature, it is clear that has proudly contributed millions of Potawatomi people have the public supports the dollars to charitable causes in both fought for clean air, water tribe’s efforts to pass this Forest County and in the Greater and land. The tribe success- legislation. A recent statewide Milwaukee area. fully protected northern Wisconsin’s poll found that an overwhelming waterways from pollution and contami- majority (66 percent) of Wisconsin voters nation by fighting the development of favor the State of Wisconsin taking action The Forest County Potawatomi the Crandon Mine, and for over 14 to reduce carbon emissions. More Its duties include the handling of any and all approved the charter and bylaws years the FCP fought for the right to specifically, a clear majority (56 percent) agreements with federal, state and local of the Potawatomi Business protect the air over their reservation. of voters favor the Clean Energy Jobs governments, or businesses and individuals. Development Corporation in The Clean Energy Jobs Act is the Act being considered by the Wisconsin They are to advise the Secretary of the Interior next chapter in the tribe’s history of legislature. The statewide poll of 2002, with its overall mission being on all projects that benefit the FCP community. environmental advocacy. This bill will 600 likely Wisconsin voters was to sustain the tribe’s future by implement measures to make homes conducted February 16–18, 2010, The Council is also charged with managing a T T r a ct i o n s : increasing the economic base and businesses more energy efficient by The Mellman Group. the economy of the tribe, the administration Potawatomi Cultural Center, Library and Museum outside of gaming. and will require utilities to generate 25 It is clear that the public wants to of all funds, regardless of their source. They 5460 Everybody’s Road percent of their power from renewable see the state take action to create new also are to develop ordinances and resolu- Crandon, WI sources by the year 2025. jobs and protect our natural resources. tions for the General Council and to develop The modern cities of Algoma, (800) 960-5479 ext. 7474 Since the tribe has launched their effort policies, formulate plans and set objectives for Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, www.potawatomimuseum.com in support of the Clean Energy Jobs the betterment of the tribe for consideration of Mequon, Wauwatosa, Mukwonago, Act, thousands of people from around the General Council. and Waukesha were former Wisconsin have gone to the tribe’s Fire-Up Smoke Shop Fireworks and Native American Arts & Crafts. East of Crandon on Hwy 8 Potawatomi villages. website (www.CleanJobsWisconsin. Finally, the Executive Council is to encourage (715) 478-5120 org) to learn more about the bill’s preservation of Potawatomi arts, crafts, positive impacts on Wisconsin and traditions, and culture. Group tours of the Forest County show their support. If you haven’t Potawatomi Bingo Casino Potawatomi Cultural Center, already, please go to our website, 1721 W Canal St Library & Museum can be booked www.CleanJobs Wisconsin.org, Milwaukee, WI 800 PAYS BIG • (414) 645-6888 by calling (715) 478-7474. to learn how you can help bring thousands of new, clean jobs to www.paysbig.com Wisconsin. You can also follow us The annual Hunting Moon on Twitter@ cleanjobswi or on Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel Pow- wow, sponsored by the Forest Facebook at www.facebook.com/ 618 State Hwy 32 County Potawatomi, welcomes all cleanjobswisconsin. Wabeno, WI 800 487-9522 • (715) 473-2021 guests every October at Potawatomi www.cartercasino.com Bingo Casino in Milwaukee. For more information, visit Potawatomi C-Store and Smoke Shop paysbig.com/powwow Directly across the street from Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel 617 State Hwy 32 in Carter (715) 473-5100 www.fcpotawatomi.com 6 7 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

C u l t u r a l T o u r s

Ho-Chunk Nation preserves and shares our identity by providing a culturally D i d Y o u K n o w ? rich and welcoming environment that provides visitors an insight into Ho-Chunk history and culture. Our visitors are guided through a memorable experience filled with Ho-Chunk hospitality and Ho-Chunk NATION customs, where they enter as guests and leave as hicakoro (friends). The Ho-Chunk had tobacco Ho-Chunk Nation provides mobile from the beginning. It was their People of the BIG voice and walking tours of various cultural sites as most valued possession. Ho- well as other attractions of the Ho-Chunk Chunk legend states that Mauna, Nation spread throughout south central Earthmaker, gave man tobacco to Wisconsin. Tours are tailored to the Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. needs and interests of the tour groups. offer up when making requests. Our most popular element is a cultural performance featuring K OREAN WAR MEDAL O F The Ho-Chunk have engaged traditional songs of the Ho-Chunk people H ONO o r r e C I P IEN n T in tourism since the 1800’s accompanied by the brilliant display of dancing by seasoned performers. and were a major draw in early It is largely unknown that through the years Wisconsin Dells tourism. Contact: Office of Public Relations many tribal members have joined their 1 (800) 294-9343 Ext. 1255 fellow countrymen in military service to the United States. Relative to their population, The Hocak Worak (Ho-Chunk three times more Native Americans enlist Wo-duk) is a bi-weekly periodical than do any other racial or ethnic group. published by the Ho-Chunk Nation During the Korean Conflict, a Wisconsin and can also be read online at Ho-Chunk, Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., at the www.ho-chunknation.com. In 1634, when French explorer or reservation. The Ho-Chunk protect young age of 26, gave his life and received the Jean Nicolet waded ashore at Red and preserve the scattered parcels nation’s highest tribute, the Congressional Banks, now known as Green Bay, he of land they occupy throughout Medal of Honor, for gallantry and bravery was greeted by a group of indigenous Wisconsin. In addition to preserving beyond the call of duty. peoples. The French called this group their land base, the Ho-Chunk Nation It all happened November 5, 1950 the Winnebago, a name that continued continues to preserve their sacred language. near Chonghyon, Korea. From his position to be used for over 360 years. The Ho-Chunk say the Hocak language on the point of a ridge immediately in I Through the hard work of tribal is a gift from the Creator, and along front of the company command post elders, the Winnebago organized and with it comes generations of wisdom Cpl. Red Cloud was the first to detect were federally recognized in 1963 as the and teachings. the approach of the Chinese Communist Wisconsin Winnebago Nation. In 1994, Continuing the tradition of forces and give the alarm as the enemy the tribe established their constitution, providing for future generations, the charged from a brush covered area less than T r i b a l S t a ts reclaimed their name and legally became Ho-Chunk Nation promotes economic H o - C h u n k N n a t i o n 100 feet from him. He held his position the Ho-Chunk Nation, also known as development and diversification P o w - w o w s : and fought fearlessly. This heroic act stopped Ho-Chunk Nation is a the “People of the Big Voice”. through the tourism industry. Experience the enemy from over running his company’s non-reservation tribe. According to oral history , Ho-Chunk Ho-Chunk hospitality by visiting Memorial Day Pow-wow, held at the position and gained time for reorganization people have been in this region since the Ho-Chunk Nation: six gaming Andrew Blackhawk Pow-wow Grounds in and evacuation of the wounded. Trust land (reservation status): prior to two ice ages, occupying the complexes, five convenience stores and Rural Black River Falls, WI every Memorial Corporal Red Cloud’s dauntless 3,407 acres area around Green Bay in Wisconsin, retail shops, two hotel and conference Day Weekend from Saturday-Monday. courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflects Taxable land: 5,310 acres reaching beyond Lake Winnebago to facilities, multiplex cinema and the highest credit upon him and upholds the Wisconsin River and to the Rock camping grounds spread throughout Ho-Chunk Neesh La Pow-wow, held in the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army. Total land base: 8,717 acres River in Illinois. The tribe hunted, Wisconsin. For a truly unique experience, Rural Wisconsin Dells, WI across from the Today, Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. fished, gathered and gardened. A come visit Ho-Chunk Nation for a Ho-Chunk Casino every summer. remains one of the most prominent spiritual people, the Ho-Chunk have cultural tour. warriors of his people. Cpl. Red Cloud always respected the land which they Labor Day Pow-wow, held at the has been honored through the naming call home. For information: call the Office Andrew Blackhawk Pow-wow Grounds in of an Army camp in Korea (Camp Red Today, after numerous forced of Public Relations Rural Black River Falls, WI every Labor Day Cloud) and a naval cargo ship (USNS removals, the Ho-Chunk Nation is the (800) 294-9343 Ext. 1255 Weekend from Saturday-Monday. Red Cloud). The Ho-Chunk Nation only federally recognized tribe in Wis- recognizes July 4th as Cpl. Mitchell Red consin without a contiguous land base www.ho-chunknation.com Cloud, Jr. Day.. 8 93 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Ho-Chunk tourism – A Long Standing Tradition Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe H O -CH u n K T RIB b a l G OVE e r n m e n T Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

The Ho-Chunk Nation is governed by a constitution that created four branches of government. The responsibilities of each branch are similar to the federal government’s structure.

General Council Consist of all eligible voters (enrolled members of Ho-Chunk Nation) 18 years of age and older.

Legislative Branch This branch consists of thirteen elected officials representing five voting districts. Four of the districts are within the state of Wisconsin and the fifth district is beyond Wisconsin. This branch of government creates Ho-Chunk Nation laws and appropriates funds. Each Legislator serves a four year term and the terms are staggered.

Executive Branch This branch is headed by the Ho-Chunk Nation President. This branch executes laws of the Ho-Chunk Nation, administers departments and provides services to the One of six bands of Ojibwa in IGA Commercial Center, Quick Stop people. The President serves a four-year term. Wisconsin, the Lac Courte Oreilles Gas Station, LCO Convenience Store (Lac Coot O’Ray) (LCO) Band of and C-2, Construction Corporation, Judiciary Branch Lake Superior Chippewa occupies LCO Community College, Boy’s and This branch, which interprets laws of the Ho- a 76,465 acre reservation in west- Girl’s Club, several elderly centers, Chunk Nation Constitution, consists of a Trial central Wisconsin, located in Sawyer a cranberry marsh, 88.9 FM WOJB Court (one Chief Judge and one Associate County. The reservation is bordered Public Radio Station, LCO Casino Judge) and a Supreme Court (three Justices). a T T r a ct i o n s : Oby the Lac Courte Oreilles, Grind- Bingo Lodge and Convention Center stone and Whitefish lakes on the and Grindstone Creek Casino, Police The Chief Judge and Associate Judges of the Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wisconsin Crockett’s Resort Camping Northeast and the Chippewa flowage Department, Fireworks Depot, Domestic Trial Court are appointed by the Legislature 6 locations: & RV Park – Lyndon Station, WI to the west. Abuse Shelter, Hydro Electric Plant, and serve three-year staggered terms. www.ho-chunk.com (888) 621-4711 It’s believed that the first members Halfway House, Pineview Funeral http://crockettsrv.com/ of the Band settled in the area about Home, Health Center, Housing Authority, T r i b a l S t a ts The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court serves Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wisconsin Dells 1670 because of the abundance of Fish Hatchery, Credit Union, a six-year term. The Associate Justices of the (800) 746-2486 Ho-Chunk Cinemas – Tomah, WI game, fish, and wild rice. The current LCO Conservation Department Reservation size: 77,000 acres Supreme Court serve three year staggered terms. (866) 203-9827 LCO reservation is the result of the and recently purchased ‘Al Capone’s Ho-Chunk Gaming – Black River Falls www.marcustheatres.com Treaty of 1854, when Ojibwa clan Hideout’ also located on the beautiful Tribal members: 6,918 The Ho-Chunk Nation also recognizes (800) 657-4621 chief ceded their traditional territory, Chippewa Flowage. Tribal members living in 27 the Traditional Court who offer guidance House of Wellness Fitness & the northern third of what is now The tribe also owns and operates villages: 3,217 of traditional matters and customs. Ho-Chunk Gaming – Nekoosa Aquatic Center – Baraboo, WI Wisconsin, in exchange for payments ‘The Landing’ formerly known as (800) 782-4560 (888) 552-7889 for land, the purchase of basic goods ‘Hermans Landing’ a family resort www.ho-chunknation.com and supplies, provisions for educa- located on the beautiful Chippewa Flowage. Ho-Chunk Gaming – Wittenberg tion, health and farming, and land The remodeled resort features a large (715) 253-2272 Hocak Wazija Haci Language for their exclusive occupation. Through dining room overlooking the lake and Program – Mauston, WI subsequent treaties, the Ojibwa retained an ice cream parlor. Nine spacious Ho-Chunk Gaming – Tomah (800) WAKSIK in perpetuity rights for themselves and cabins accommodate guests, along (866) 880-9822 www.hocak.info their descendants to hunt, fish and with boat and pontoon rentals. There’s gather products of the land within a pow-wow dance troop Wednesday Ho-Chunk Gaming – Madison Ho-Chunk Executive Office Building – the ceded territory. evenings throughout the summer. (Class II bingo machines) Black River Falls, WI The tribe owns and operates many (888) 248-1777 (800) 294-9343 enterprises; K-12 Tribal School, LCO www.lco-nsn.gov 10 www.ho-chunknation.com 11 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Stay and Relax

Lac Courte Oreilles – 4 Seasons of Fun

D i d Y o u K n o w ? Lac Courte Oreilles is known for fun For the motor sports enthusiast largest traditional pow-wow in the during any season of the year. World Lac Courte Oreilles features several state of Wisconsin. It is enjoyed by class fishing waters are in abundance miles of snowmobile and ATV trails thousands of people each year and is at Lac Courte Oreilles. The Chippewa as well as direct access to the Sawyer always held during the third week in Flowage, Grindstone and Big LCO County Trail systems. Currently biking July. Indian and non-Indian people The French phrase “Lac Courte lakes are well known for their fishing and hiking trails are being constructed join together to celebrate and honor Oreilles” means “short ears” excellence. Stay at the Landing Resort for the non-motorized enthusiasts. what our Mother Earth provides to because the Ojibwa did not wear located in the heart of the Chippewa Cross country skiing is spectacular in sustain all people. earrings. Flowage. For more info visit the website the Lac Courte Oreilles area. Our area is The Pow-wow features tribal singing http://thelanding-lco.com or call home to the American Birkebeiner Ski race and dancing as well as a wide array of WOJB 88.9 FM, owned and operated by the LCO tribe, is one (715) 462-3626. which is the largest and longest ski race traditional and non-tradition foods. of very few Native American radio Golf in the Lac Courte Oreilles area in North America. The Birkebeiner Other activities include sporting events stations in the United States is also world class. Several championship trail is open for use except during and such a softball and horseshoe tournaments, offering news and information courses are within a 30 minute drive. shortly before the race. naming ceremonies, giveaways, and relevant to Indian and non-Indian The Big Fish Golf course designed by even marriages. communities alike. Pete Dye is located right across the road Honor the Earth Pow-wow So when you visit Lac Courte Oreilles, from the LCO Casino. The Honor the Earth Pow-wow is the bring your camera. The pictures as well The Tribe operates the LCO Ojibwe Community College, an NCA as the memories will last a lifetime. accredited college. (715) 634-4790 Att T r a ct i o n s :

St. Francis Indian Mission, County Highway E, 9 miles south of LCO Casino, Native American art and crafts store located within the mission. Open all year round. (715) 865-3662 Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Government Abiinoojii-Aki (which means “Our Children Land”) An Ojibwe cultural village located 2 blocks west of Honor the Earth Pow-wow The LCO Tribal Government is a grounds on Trepania Road, Lac Courte Oreilles Visitor Center located next to constitutional government sanctioned under LCO Casino. (715) 634-7419 the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The tribe adopted its current constitution Lac Courte Oreilles Community College-located on Trepanina Road, in 1966. This constitution states that the Hayward, Wisconsin (715) 634-4790 people of Lac Courte Oreilles shall be governed by a seven member governing Living Cultural Center (LCO Community College) board, whose Chairperson has a tie-breaking vote. In addition to the Chairperson, there The LCO Community is located on the circle of Wisconsin Fall Colors Tour is a Vice-Chairperson, Secretary/Treasurer, and four Council Members. The Council The Landing 8255 N County Road CC, (715) 462-3626 www.thelanding-lco.com meets weekly and decisions are made by a majority vote. Elections are held in June LCO Boy’s & Girl’s Club (715) 634-4030 every two years for a four-year term. WOJB Radio Station (715) 634-2100

LCO Fish Hatchery (715) 945-3180

LCO Hydro Electric Dam (715) 266-2904

Grindstone Creek Casino (715) 634-2430

Fishing Mecca-Big LCO, Little LCO, Grindstone, Chippewa Flowage, Blueberry, Big Round Lake 12 13 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

T o u r i s m i n f o r m a t i o n T r i b a l ly o w n e d b u s i n e ss e s

Lac du Flambeau Chamber of Commerce George W. Brown Jr., Museum and Lac du Flambeau D i d Y o u K n o w ? P.O. Box 456 / 602 Peace Pipe Road Cultural Center / Powwow Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 (715) 588-3333 Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (715) 588-3346 or (877)N 588-3346 603 Peace Pipe Road, Lac du Flambeau, www.lacduflambeauchamber.com WI 54538

Golden Eagle Strawberry Farm L a k e o f t TH e T o r ch e s (715) 588-3303 I n d i a n b o w l State Road 70 West French fur traders called the Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 area Lac du Flambeau, Lake In the summers, the Lac du Flambeau of the Torch, when they saw Band of Ojibwe gathers to celebrate Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Mall the torches on the lakes as the life, to dance and sing, to laugh and Supermarket and Gas Station remember. The Indian Bowl has been (715) 588-3447 Ojibwe speared fish at night. featuring dancers, drummers, and singers 501 Old Abe Road, Lac du Flambeau, from the Upper Great Lakes since 1950. WI 54538 The world’s largest sturgeon Bring a seat cushion and insect to be speared was hauled in on repellent, but don’t bring a Lac du Flambeau the shores of Lac du Flambeau’s watch, a business suit, a Smoke Shop Pokegama Lake. It measured 7 schedule or a rain cloud! (715) 588-9510 597 Peace Pipe Road, Lac feet and 1 inch, weighed 195 The Lake of the Torches du Flambeau, WI 54538 pounds and 40 inches around. Indian Bowl was built in This world record fish is located 1951 in a natural half- Lac Du Flambeau Tribal in the local museum. amphitheater on the site of a Campground & Marina former lumber mill on the banks (715) 588-4211 of beautiful Long-Interlaken Lake on 1101 Old Abe Rd., Hwy 47, P.O. Box 67, The Lac du Flambeau reserva- the famous Flambeau Chain of Lakes. Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538 tion has 260 lakes, 71 miles H i st o r y o F T r i b e Astor’s American Fur Company Visitors will be provided an enriched of streams, lakes, and rivers, maintained the post until furs petered cultural experience and a show they Lake of the Torches Resort Casino and 28,000 acres of wetlands. This area’s habitation began at least out of this region around 1835. will never forget. Many guests return (800) 25-Torch The lakes and other waterways 9,000 years ago as Indian hunting The Indians returned to their throughout the summer because of 510 Old Abe Road, Lac Du Flambeau, are regularly restocked by the parties followed the withdrawals of the annual migration cycle from early their childhood memories at the Indian WI 54538 Valders glacier. Six major cultural spring sugar camps to planting grounds Bowl. The events will start on the last tribal fish hatchery with over changes followed before recorded to hunting along the shores of Lake Thursday of June with Pow-wows on Simpson Electric Company 200,000 fish per year. Over the Hcontact by early explorers, fur-traders, Superior to fishing areas often at Thursdays and other events on selected (715) 588-3311 last 30 years the tribal fish hatchery and missionaries. Then occupied by the Madeline Island. Early fall found them days. Guests will have the opportunity Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 has restocked the lakes with well Dakota Indians, Lac du Flambeau was in the wild rice fields, then moving to to interact, experience Native American over 415 million walleye fry. contested by the Dakota and the harvest their plantations, gather nuts culture, wigwams, view artifacts, purchase William J. Poupart Fish Hatchery Chippewa who migrated westward for and berries, and as the leaves began to crafts, and have fun. If you come a & Trout Pond about 150 years because of its vital wild fall, canoeing down the rivers to hunt little early, you can visit the George W. (715) 588-3303 Lac du Flambeau is the location rice fields and its position at the crossroads on the prairies, finally gathering together Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Hwy 47 North, Lac du Flambeau, WI of sacred Strawberry Island of the Montreal River–Wisconsin River just before freeze-up for winter camp. Center right next door. 54538 “the place of the little people,” a route and the Big Bear River-Flambeau In 1885, when the government site recognized by the National T r i b a l S t a ts River-Chippewa River route to the decided to log the reservation, which As part of the great history of the Indian Mississippi. had been set apart in the Treaty of Bowl in Lac du Flambeau, President Dwight Register of Historical Places. This island is the place where the last Reservation size: Chief Keeshkemun (Sharpened 1854, many bands returned to this area Eisenhower visited and was honored as an more than 86,500 acres Stone) moved his band here around to receive their allotments of land and adopted member of the Lac du Flambeau battle between the Sioux and the 1745, and Lac du Flambeau has to work for the loggers. Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Ojibwe was fought in 1745. In Reservation population: 3,004 remained a permanent Chippewa Today, to the more than 3,000 1966, the island was identified settlement ever since. The North West Native Americans who call the For updated information call the Tribal members: 3,401 through an archeological survey Fur Trade Company established its reservation home, life is a balance Lac du Flambeau Chamber of Commerce Tribal members living on headquarters post “for the waters of between man and nature. Outdoor at (877) 588-3346 go to the website at as a place with artifacts and reservation: 2,056 Wisconsin” on Flambeau Lake in 1792, recreational opportunities, Native www.lacduflambeauchamber.com remains dating back to 200 B.C. followed shortly by a post of the XY American heritage, and cultural Company. The companies merged in experiences add a special flavor to 1804. Following the war of 1812, the area businesses and attractions. 14 15 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

Tips for visiting Indian Country Annual Events b i a G o v e r n m e n t B o a r d i n G S ch o o l J a n u a r y The reservation boarding school in a T T r a ct i o n s : Lac du Flambeau opened on November Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee 18, 1895. It ran as a boarding school Church of the Great Spirit Pow-wow Adaawe Place – Mid January until approximately 1932. The school Welcome to Indian Country! On your journey, we ask you to think of “Adaawe” means a place to shop, trade, or sell. Adaawe Place offers a consisted of a complex of about twenty- variety of retail shops and services in downtown Lac du Flambeau. Wisconsin as a diverse quilt of communities that include eleven Native Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa five school and farm related buildings as Famous Winter Air Show American tribes. The culture and heritage of these tribal communities have well as farm fields and pastures. Out of George W. Brown Jr., Museum and Cultural Center the original twenty-five buildings, only distinctly shaped the history of our great state. Oneida Nation (715) 588-3333 Honor the Youth Pow-wow – portions of twelve remain, and only two, Downtown Lac du Flambeau January-February the Boy’s Dormitory and the Warehouse, The Native American Tribes of Wisconsin are happy to have you as a guest March through May, Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM retain the appearance and integrity June through September, Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM, and invite you to visit their communities. In fact, the indigenous people of the associated with their original use. The and some Saturdays western hemisphere have an ancient tradition of hospitality. But we ask you F e b r u a r y most predominant remaining structure October through November, Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 2 PM to keep in mind that each reservation, tribe, band, or sovereign nation is the Boy’s Dormitory, which originally Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa December through February, Tuesday through Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM housed 100 students, a matron, and at is unique, with its own government, laws and protocols. Winterfest times, classrooms. Golden Eagle Strawberry Farm Northwoods Humane Society 715-588-3303 “Paws of Appreciation” In 2005, the complex was listed on the State Road 70 West National Register of Historic Places LCO Sno-Cross Regional Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 for national significance. To our tribal Visitors are welcome, but before your visit we recommend a visit to the American Birkebeiner people, this listing represents more than tribal website (see www.natow.org for links to all Wisconsin tribes) or to call Lac du Flambeau Bike Trails Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Chippewa a historic property designation. It is the ahead with any questions. In order to make your visit as enjoyable and respectful Annual Mole Lake Pro-Vintage More than 17 miles of area trails connecting with neighboring communities. recognition and honor for those native as possible, the NATOW Advisory Committee suggests you follow these guide- Snowmobile Races See the amazing beauty of the county by bike! children who made countless sacrifices lines for you travels: Annual Mole Lake Jr.’s Ice Fish-A-Ree to ensure the preservation of our culture Powell Marsh Wildlife Area and language. The complex represents a • Respect private property. Stay on public roads, trails and waterways…ask at the Located on Highway 47 and Powell Marsh Road. silent battle between Midwestern tribes Tribal Office if you are not sure. m a r CH 12,300 acres of wildlife refuge to hike, ski, snowshoe, and enjoy nature. and the government’s education policy. Forest County Potawatomi It was a policy that by design was created • Don’t harvest any wild plants or flowers without permission from the tribe. Strawberry Island Winter’s End Pow-wow – Mid March to eradicate a native way of life through Located in Flambeau Lake, Strawberry Island is “the place of the little people.” our most vulnerable resource, our children. • As you would on any state property, obey all laws, including hunting and Recognized by the National Register of Historical Places, Strawberry Island is the This complex is the only boarding school fishing egulations.r Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee location of the last battle between the Sioux and Ojibwe in 1745. The island is Indian Summer Festival Winter facility located on tribal soil that is listed private property. Please no trespassing, but photographs are welcome. Pow-wow – Early March on the National Register of Historic • Ask you hosts about local rules and guidelines before taking photos at tribal Places in Wisconsin. It has recently been ceremonies. Wa-Swa-Goning Ojibwe Indian Village remodeled as a 1906 structure. 715-588-2615 or 715-588-3560 • Do not disturb sites that contain devotions or offerings. These may include pipes, North on County Highway H, 1/3 mile from Highway 47, Lac du Flambeau tobacco, bundles, ties, flags of colored material, food offerings as well as other www.waswagoning.org items. These sites are considered sacred and desecration will be taken very seriously. Twenty acres of recreated Ojibwe Indian village. Open to the public for guided tours. Memorial Day through Labor Day. • Don’t litter.

William J. Poupart Fish Hatchery & Trout Pond 715-588-3303 Nick Hockings of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa Indians once Hwy 47 North, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 Open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Trout fishing daily, fish bagged while heard a gentleman in a teaching lodge say: “When you don’t know something, you wait! No license or fishing pole needed. you have a tendency to fear it. And if you fear it long enough, you want to Woodland Indian Arts Center 715-588-3700 destroy it”. It is our hope that the pages of this magazine help you to know Adaawe Place #5, downtown Lac du Flambeau niijii.org Wisconsin’s Indian Country, and have a better understanding for the eleven The Woodland Indian Art Center offers opportunities for artists, students, and the public at large to participate in programs, classes, and Native art-related tribes that live here. A Wisconsin tribal chairman greeted visitors this way: events. Most of the programs are free. The Native Art Gallery offers high quality Native arts and crafts to purchase. “You are only a stranger here once. Next time you come as a friend.”

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Annual Events (continued)

Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Indian Bowl Pow-wow a u G U ST O CT o b e r Chippewa (downtown Lac du Flambeau) Annual Mole Lake T.R.A.I.L.S. Bad River Chippewa Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee Pow-wow Oneida Nation Manomin Pow-wow University of Wisconsin- Family Carnival – First full Milwaukee Pow-wow – weekend in June Forest County Potawatomi Late October A P r i l CASINO & ACCOMMODATIONS Mno keno ma ge wen Pow-wow Miss Oneida Pageant Carter Pow Wow Grounds, – Lac Courte Oreilles Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee Third week in June Mid August Chippewa Indian Awareness Week Cranberry Festival -Milwaukee Area Technical Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Lac Courte Oreilles GUIDEBOOK College Chippewa Chippewa Musky Tournament -University of Wisconsin- Annual Great Northern Bike Annual Musky Shoot Out – Milwaukee – Mid April Rally & Treasure Hunt Last weekend in August Annual Crappie Quest

Great Lakes Native American Strawberry Moon Pow-wow Lac Du Flambeau LCO Spook-O-Rama Pow-wow – Late April Father’s Day weekend Chippewa Traditional Native Art Making Oneida Nation Lac Courte Oreilles St. Croix Chippewa Three Sisters Pow-wow Chippewa Casino Anniversary Woodland Indian Arts & the Ziiqwun Run Series – Competition Pow-wow – Environment Red Cliff Chippewa Starts in April Last week in June Apple Festival (Bayfield) – Menominee Nation First full weekend in October Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Annual Menominee Nation Chippewa J u l y Contest Pow-wow – Pancakes & Fresh Maple Syrup First weekend in August n o v e m b e r Ho-Chunk Nation Neeshla Pow-wow Menominee Country Music Lac Courte Oreilles m a y Wisconsin Dells, WI Fest – Last weekend in August Chippewa Veterans Day Pow-wow Forest County Potawatomi Lac Courte Oreilles Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Career Fair Chippewa Chippewa Oneida Nation Fourth of July Fireworks Veterans Day Pow-wow Ho-Chunk Nation Great Northern Jeep Trail Ride Memorial Day Pow-wow Fishing Has No Boundaries Annual Mole Lake Heritage Days Forest County Potawatomi Black River Falls, WI Rubber Duck Race Hunting Moon Pow-wow Memorial Day Weekend, St. Croix Chippewa Saturday – Monday Lumberjack World St. Croix Chippewa Wild Rice Championships d e C e m b e r Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee Pow-wow – Last weekend in August United Indians Pow-wow – Honor the Earth Pow-wow – Ho-Chunk Nation Early May Third weekend in July Red Arrow Veteran’s Pow-wow Stockbridge/Munsee Mohican Nation Honoring All Lac Courte Oreilles Lac Du Flambeau Chippewa Ho-Chunk Day – Veterans Pow-wow – Chippewa Parade & Pow-wow – Day after Thanksgiving Second weekend in August Fishing Has No Boundaries Event July 4th weekend Ho-Chunk New Year’s Eve Menominee Nation Bear River Pow-wow – S E PT e m b e r Sobriety Pow-wow Veterans Pow-wow – Mid May Second weekend in July Tomah, WI – December 31 Ho-Chunk Nation Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Oneida Nation Labor Day Pow-wow Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee Chippewa Annual Pow-wow – Black River Falls, WI – Church of the Great Spirit Opening fishing season July 4th weekend Labor Day Weekend, Winter Solstice – Mid December Saturday – Monday Lac Courte Oreilles J u n e Forest County Potawatomi North American Indigenus Inter-Tribal/Milwaukee Chippewa Games Indian Summer Festival New Year’s Sobriety Eve Lac Courte Oreilles Pow-wow –December 31 Chippewa Summerfest Grounds – LCO Schools Contest Pow-wow Red Cliff Chippewa Early September Traditional Pow-wow – Menominee Nation New Year’s Eve Sobriety Anishinabe Way Conference July 4th weekend Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Pow-wow –December 31 Ziiqwun Run Series Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Chippewa Flowage Musky Chippewa Hunt Fall Festival Oneida Nation Musky Festival Annual Mole Lake Spectacular New Year’s Eve Sobriety Fireworks Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival Pow-wow –December 31 Lac Du Flambeau Chippewa Stockbridge/Munsee Lac Du Flambeau St. Croix Chippewa Lakesfest – Fourth of July Fireworks Chippewa T.R.A.I.L.S Pow-wow/ Third Saturday in June Wild Rice Festival – Conference – Last Saturday of September Second weekend in December 18 Accommodations Accommodations

Campgrounds, Hotels, Motels RV Parks &

Boat Store & Lodges Number of RoomsPool ContinentalRestaurants Breakfast Bar /LoungeEntertainmentBanquet FacilitiesAttatchedGame Casino RoomLaunch Resorts Number of SitesWater/ElectricCabins HookupsLake Pool Restrooms/ShowersPlaygroundsBoat RampRestaurant

BAD RIVER Boat & 2 & 3 Bad River Lodge & Casino Up to Lac Courte Oreilles motor 50 Yes Bedrms. Odanah, WI •••• 600 • The Landing Resort rentals Up to • • • 715-682-6102 • 800-795-7121 8225 N. Cty. Road CC, Hayward, WI bait 12 Ppl. 715-462-3626 • www.thelanding-lco.com shop Forest County Potawatomi Up to Ho-Chunk Indian Springs Lodge & Conference Center 99 Yes 40 •••• 400 Crockett’s Resort, Camping & RV Park RV Sites Wabeno, WI N2884 28th Ave • Lyndon Station, WI 715-473-6300 • 800-777-1640 32 •••••••• 608-666-2040 • 888-621-4711 Tent www.crockettsrv.com Suites Lac Courte Oreilles La Courte Oreilles Casino, Bingo Lodge Up to Lac du Flambeau & Convention Center 74 ••••• 900 Yes •• Hayward, WI Lac du Flambeau Tribal Campground 715-634-5643 • 800-526-2274 Located on Hwy. 47 N. across 72 ••••• from Fish Hatchery Ho-Chunk 715-588-9611 Up to Ho-Chunk Hotel & Convention Center 315 Yes Kids Baraboo, WI •••• 1300 Quest • Menominee 608-355-1500 800-446-5550 27 • RV Park Next to casino 60 Elec. Ho-Chunk Keshena, WI sites Up to 800-343-7778 Majestic Pines Hotel 60 Yes Black River Falls, WI ••••• 75 • 715-284-8056 • 888-625-8668

Lac du Flambeau Rustic Camping Hwy. 55 & Cty. M, 10 mi. north 20 Lake of the Torches Resort/Casino Up to • 101 Yes of Keshana • 715-799-4410 Lac du Flambeau, WI •••• 850 • 715-588-9200 • 888-599-9200

Menominee Up to Menominee Casino-Bingo Hotel 100 Yes Mohican RV Park Keshena, WI •••• 250 Located behind North Star Casino 57 •• •• 715-799-3600 • 800-343-7778 715-787-3110 • 800-952-0195

Oneida Up to Radisson Hotel & Convention Center 409 Yes Red Cliff Chippewa Green Bay, WI •••• 3000 • Buffalo Bay Campground & Marina 920-494-7300 Lake Hwy. 13 along the Lake Superior Shoreline 45 • Superior •• Red Cliff, WI Oneida 715-799-3743 Wingate by Wyndham Green Bay 84 2065 Airport Drive Green Bay, WI 54313 • 920-617-2000

Sokaogon Mole Lake Mole Lake Motel 25 3 Blks Crandon, WI • Away 715-478-5770 • 800-457-4312

St. Croix Across Hole-In-The-Wall Hotel 45 the Danbury, WI • Street • 715-656-4333 • 877-656-4333

St. Croix Up to St. Croix Casino & Hotel 158 350 Yes Turtle Lake, WI •••• at • 715-986-4000 • 800-STAY-W-US casino

Stockbridge-Munsee Konkapot Lodge 28 1 Mile Bowler, WI • Away 715-787-4747

Stockbridge-Munsee Up to North Star Mohican Casino Resort 97 Yes W12180 County Road A ••• 50 715-787-3110 • 800-775-CASH

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Ho-Chunk Gaming Bad River - Wisconsin Dells Lodge & Casino S3214 Highway 12 Baraboo, WI 53913 U.S. Highway 2 800-746-2486 Odanah, WI 54861 www.ho-chunkgaming.com 715-682-7121 www.badriver.com

Potawatomi Ho-Chunk Gaming Carter Casino - Black River Falls Hwy 32 - P.O. Box 430 W9010 Highway 54 East Wabeno, WI 54566 Black River Falls, WI 54615 800-487-9522 • 715-473-2021 800-657-4621 ext. 6000 www.cartercasino.com www.ho-chunkgaming.com

Potawatomi Bingo Casino Ho-Chunk Gaming 1721 West Canal Street - Nekoosa (Formerly Rainbow Casino & Bingo) Milwaukee, WI 53233 800-PAYS-BIG • 414-645-6888 949 County Road G www.paysbig.com Nekoosa, WI 54457 715-886-4560 ext. 8263 www.ho-chunkgaming.com

Ho-Chunk Gaming - Madison Ho-Chunk Nation - 4002 Evan Ho-Chunk Gaming Acres Road - Madison, Wi 53718 - Tomah 888-248-1777 • 608-223-9876 (Also known as Ho-Chunk Gaming Tomah) www.ho-chunkgaming.com 7867 State Highway 21 Tomah, Wisconsin 54660 866-880-9822 • 608-372-3721 www.ho-chunkgaming.com

Ho-Chunk Gaming Grindstone - Wittenberg Creek Casino 8575 N Hwy K N7214 US Hwy 45 Wittenberg, WI 54499 Hayward, WI 715-253-4400 715-634-6630 www.ho-chunkgaming.com

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Lake of the Torches Resort & Casino Oneida Main Casino 510 Old Abe Road Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538 2020 Airport Dr., Green Bay 800-258-6724 • 715-588-7070 Reel Slots & Videos / 24 Hrs. Table www.lakeofthetorches.com Games Open 10am-4am 800-238-4263 www.oneidabingoandcasino.com

IMAC Casino / Bingo 2100 Airport Dr., Green Bay Reel slots & videos open Sun-Thurs. 8am-2am, fri-sat 8am-4am, Off-Track Betting open 10:30am-Midnight, Dark Tuesdays, Aug-Mar High Stakes Isle Vista Casino Bingo open daily for morning and evening sessions. Nite Owls Fri-Sun. 88705 Pine Tree Lane 800-238-4263 Hwy. 13, Bayfield, WI 54814 www.oneidabingoandcasino.com 800-226-8478 • 715-779-3712 www.redcliff.org

Mason Street Casino 2522 W. Mason St., Green Bay Coinless Slots & Videos Open 24 Hrs. / Poker Room Open Daily at 10am. 800-238-4263 www.oneidabingoandcasino.com Mole Lake Casino 3084 State Highway 55 Casino Travel Center Crandon, WI 54520 800-236-WINN • 715-478-5290 5939 Old Hwy. 29 Dr., Pulaski www.molelake.com/casino.htm Coinless Slots & Videos Open 24 Hrs. www.oneidabingoandcasino.com

Hwy. 54 Casino W180 State Hwy. 54, Oneida Reel Slots & Videos Open 8am-1am www.oneidabingoandcasino.com

St. Croix Casino E & EE Casino & Hotel 790 County Rd EE, Green Bay 777 US Highway 8/63 Reel Slots & Videos Turtle Lake, WI 54889 Open 6am-11pm 800-U-GO-U-WIN www.oneidabingoandcasino.com www.stcroixcasino.com

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Menominee Casino- Bingo-Hotel Hwy 47/55, DuQuain Road Keshena, WI 54135 800-343-7778 www.menomineecasinoresort.com

Hole in the Wall Casino & Hotel 30222 Hwy. 35 & Hwy. 77 Danbury, WI 54830 800-BET-U-WIN www.stcroixcasino.com

Little Turtle Hertel Express Menominee Nation 4384 State Road 70 Webster, WI 54893 715-349-5658 www.stcroixcasino.com

12,000 years ago,Wisconsin’s landscape was beautiful “Woodland Bowl,” a natural Lac Courte Orielles little more that rough rock moraines amphitheater where contest pow-wows Casino, Lodge & and newly formed kettles left by the are held several times a year. Dancers, retreating glaciers. But even then, singers, and drummers from across the Convention Center Menominee people called this land country and Canada gather to compete 13767 West County Road B home. We are Wisconsin’s oldest and enjoy camaraderie among friends, Hayward, WI 54843 continuing residents. relatives and fellow dancers – all who 800-LCO-CASH No longer barren and rocky, our value our Native American heritage. www.lcocasino.com 1 reservation today features mostly thick You will also find the miles of lush forestlands. The tribe’s world the wild, white capped water of the famous sustained yield forest management Wolf River winding throughout the practices maintain what have become reservation. This federally designated T r i b a l S t a ts the finest old stands of hardwood, wild river is one of the last pristine pine, and hemlock located in the rivers in the state. Whitewater rafting Reservation size: 234,000 acres Great Lakes Region. enthusiasts often challenge the Wolf Mohican North Star The Menominee Logging Camp River Dells and the “Rooster Tail” at Reservation population: 4,857 Casino & Bingo Museum is a fascinating exhibit of Smokey Falls. Tribal members: 8,769 W12180 County Road A Menominee logging history. Visitors will For more information, visit the Native Americans living on Bowler, WI 54416 find 20,000 artifacts housed in seven log website for the Menominee Indian Tribe reservation: 3,693 800-775-CASINO • 715-787-3110 buildings constructed like the logging of Wisconsin: www.mohicannorthstar.com camps of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Also set among the pines is our www.menominee-nsn.gov 26 27 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

M e n o m i n e e n a t i o n T r i b a l M e n o m i n e e C l a n s Sustained yield forestry management “ H o w T H e P o r c u p i n e G o t G o v e r n m e n t incorporates the practice of selective H i S Q u i l l s ” Menominee creation stories tell us that we harvesting. Together with the strict policies D i d Y o u K n o w ? had our beginning at the mouth of the for extraction set forth by Menominee Long ago when the first porcupine was Menominee River where our original five leaders, the Menominee Nation Forest placed on the earth by the Great Spirit clans were created. This clan structure was stands as an island of managed natural he had no quills. Porcupine was a gift to how our people organized their community. resources acclaimed for its value and the Menominee Tribe and he was given Each phratry (group or clan) was responsible volume, as well as its environmental and a beautiful coat of fur. for one aspect of Menominee society and its aesthetic quality. It’s interesting that after Porcupine’s beauty made the other members were recognized as experts in that the extraction of more than two billion animals jealous. Every day the animals Chief Oshkosh, 1827-1850 given area. For each clan, an animal was board feet of saw timber through the would come to Porcupine and tell him how chosen to symbolize the group. years, the Menominee forest has largely much they wished their fur looked like his. An Algonquin speaking tribe, In the past, the Menominee tribe was led by retained its original volume, all-aged Now Porcupine knew he was beautiful, whose name, Menominee or a chief, or okemaw, who was the hereditary B ea r structure, and mixed composition, and but he didn’t pay any attention to the “O-MAEQ-NO-MIN-NI-WUK” head of one of the tribal clans. Today the landscape appeal. Most of its flora and other animals. As time went by, every Owas’sse we’dishi’anun – means people of the Wild Rice. Menominee okemaw can be of either gender fauna are intact and balanced, the soils day he heard how wonderful he looked Bear phratry speakers and is popularly elected, just as mayors and are healthy, timber quality has improved, and decided to see for himself. and keepers of the law. The tribe’s aboriginal lands include govenors are. and weather or pest related problems, While Porcupine was taking his with the exception of two exotic diseases, morning walk he stopped by the stream more than nine and one half million E ag le Today the Menominee Nation is governed by have been minor. This forest has not only to admire his fur. acres of land which is now central a Tribal Legislature made up of nine members Ina’maqki’u wi’dishi’anun significantly contributed to the economic Now the Great Spirit noticed and mid-eastern Wisconsin and part including a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson – Big Thunder phratry – self-sufficiency of the tribe, but has had a Porcupine gazing at himself in the stream. of the upper Peninsula of Michigan. and Secretary. It meets twice a month. freedom and justice. profound effect on its culture and spiritual The Great Spirit watched Porcupine for identity, by emphasizing community owner- ten moons as he sat by the clear water The General Tribal Council, made up of all W olf ship, a land ethic, and intergenerational admiring his own beauty. All forty-six of Wisconsin’s timber enrolled tribal members makes recommenda- responsibility. Moqwai’o wi’dishi’anun - The Great Spirit had a system of varieties grow and are harvested tions to the legislature as well as responding to Wolf phratry –hunting and rewards and punishments for every creature. on the reservation by Menominee policies and goals set forth by the Legislature. Even more interesting is that the Menominee gathering. The Great Spirit knew now was the time to Tribal Enterprise, Inc. The General Tribal Council meets at least Forest, which has the same boundaries as punish Porcupine. The Great Spirit decided once annually and as necessary throughout Menominee County, is the only county that C rane to take away Porcupines beautiful fur and The legend of “Spirit Rock” states the year. can be distinctly seen from space. In fact, cover his body with ugly sharp quills. Ota’tshia wi’dishi’anun the experts from NASA use the forest as a Porcupine wears his coat of quills yet that when said rock, located on Hwy - Crane phratry – architec- visual point of reference for taking satellite today. This is why he hides during the day 55, finally crumbles away, the race ture, construction and art. photographs. and will only come out at night. will be extinct. M oose

Mo’s wi’dishi’anun – Moose phratry – community or individual security. a T T r a ct i o n s :

Although the structure of Menominee society Menominee Logging Camp Museum Seated Left to Right: has changed through the years, tribal 1.25 mile North of Keshena, Hwy 47 & Cty VV. Randal Chevalier, Vice Chairman, Laurie A. members still proudly distinguish themselves May 1 – Oct. 15 Tues. – Sat. 9:00am – 4:00pm Boivin, Chairwoman, Lynette Miller Secretary as members of the clan of their ancestors. (715) 799-3757

Standing Left To Right: Big Smokey Falls Rafting Rebecca D. Alegria, Bruce Pecore, David T h e m e n o m i n e e n a t i o n 10 miles North of Keshena on Hwy 55. “Jonesy” Miller, Myrna Warrington, Lisa Waukau, F o r e st Seasonal. Reservations appreciated. Kenneth Fish (715)799-3359 or (715)799-4945 Menominee forest management dates back almost 150 years, when the Menominee Heritage Tours tribe started a sustainable yield forestry 46 miles (2 hours) auto tour through the heart of the Menominee Reservation. management program. The concept of sustained forestry evolved out of a strong Points of interest: spiritual obligation, relating to tribal origins, – Veterans Park and War Memorial to preserve the forests of Mother Earth. By – Wolf River Falls so doing, the Earth will, in return, provide – Spirit Rock for them and for future generations. – Menominee Tribal Enterprises and the Menominee Logging Museum. For a free map, call (715)799-5217. 28 29 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

T h e w a m p u m b e l t D e st i n a t i o n o n e i d a

ONEIDA Nation The Oneida Nation is one of the six Experience the proud heritage of the nations in the Iroquois Confederacy. Oneida people during a visit to the Oneida D i d Y o u K n o w ? OF WISCONSIN For many Iroquois Nations, the Wampum Nation Museum. The museum’s collection belts hold historical significance. The of exhibits traces the history of the tribe Wampum was joined together as strings and gives visitors the opportunity to and belts to record information of great explore the fine tribal craftsmanship importance to these sovereign nations. along with an authentic reconstructed Some belts were created to provide a record Oneida longhouse. The Oneida Nation of governmental agreements, while others Tsyunhehkw Agriculture, Cannery and The Oneida are one of six tribes represented a message to be carried from Retail, organic farm and apple orchard joined in an alliance know as the one community to another. allows visitors to take pleasure in the Iroquois Confederacy. It was The Oneida tribal belt reflects six gifts of the land. the first democratic system in the squares and six diamonds. The six Full of grandeur, years of tradition, squares represent the territories of the and amazing food choices, the annual country. The Confederacy was Six Iroquois Nation: the Mohawks, Oneida, Pow-wow held over the Fourth of July formed by the Oneida, Mohawk, Onondagas, Cayugas, Tuscaroras and weekend, greets participants with a Onondaga, Cayuga, and the Senecas. The diamonds represent the flourish of color and powerful tribal Seneca tribes, with the Tuscarora council fires of each nation. music. Hosting traditional and social tribe joining later in the 1970’s, Traditionally, there was a sense of dances, the Oneida encourage all guests to bring the nations total to six. etiquette that was conveyed through the to experience the affluent Oneida culture use of Wampum between the nations. and heritage. Europeans learned the value of Wampum, No visit to the Oneida Nation is Respected for their wisdom, but never quite accepted the spiritual complete without a stop at the lavish elder Iroquois women were resonance associated with it. Oneida Casino. Whether looking to test active participants in the Grand your luck in the 850-seat high stakes Council of the Confederacy. bingo parlor, take a spin on the slot machines, explore the poker room or hit the Vegas-style table games, guests are The Oneida tribe had seven sure to enjoy the sights and sounds of commissioned officers in the one of Wisconsin’s most popular casinos. Revolutionary War. The Radisson Hotel & Confer- ence Center Green Bay is Oneida’s first-class, full-service hotel attached to The Oneida were forced from the Oneida Casino and located across their homelands in New York from Austin Straubel International Air- after the Revolutionary War. Throughout western civilization, hands-on exhibit where you can feel the port. With 409 sleeping rooms, confer- Their villages were destroyed cultures have been defined by the weight of the pestle used to grind corn ence and banquet rooms, on-site dining and crops burned. They sought customs, political and social activities of and the texture of the unique traditional and easy access to local attractions, the newer and more fertile lands individuals living in the same time and raised Oneida beadwork. Step into the Radisson is sure to meet the needs of all. place. But for the people of the Oneida past by walking through the recreated When it’s time to take a break and in 1822 settled in Wisconsin Nation, now 16,000 members strong, Oneida Longhouse located on the from the action, visitors can enjoy on land acquired through treaty our culture and language are seen as museum grounds. Oneida’s award winning champi- negotiations with the Menominee Tcontinuous threads weaving through The Oneida Nation provides tours onship golf course. Thornberry and Winnebago tribes. time. One of the six nations that make for visitors. Discover our past, present and Creek at Oneida has 27 majestic up the Iroquois Confederacy, Oneida envision our future as you take a guided holes of championship golf, an people approach the present with a tour. Experience planting and harvesting original 9 hole course, a newer sense of reverence for the past and at the Oneida Nation farms the way the 18 hole course, pro shop, sports responsibility to the future. Oneida ancestors did. Purchase tradi- pub & grill, and banquet facilities. T r i b a l S t a ts You can learn the rich Oneida tional foods and herbs at Tsyunhehkwa, heritage and colorful history by visiting and visit the Oneida Nation Buffalo the Oneida Nation Museum. The story Farm. Stop in and experience the fun Reservation size: 65,280 acres of the Oneida (People of the Standing and excitement at Oneida Casino. Tribal members: 16,500 Stone) unfolds in a series of unique exhibits which explain the history of the For more information regarding the Tribal members living on Iroquois Confederacy. Nestled within Oneida Nation, visit reservation boundaries: 4,200 the trees of the Oneida Reservation, the Oneida Nation Museum provides a www.oneidanation.org 30 31 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Experience The Oneida Nation

O n e i d a n a t i o n T r i b a l G o v e r n m e n t

The Oneida Nation is a sovereign nation with a long and proud history of self- government. The Oneida Constitution, originated in 1936, established an elected democratic government. Under the provision of this government, all enrolled tribal members age 21 and over belong to the General Tribal Council which is required by the constitution to meet twice a year to review and discuss tribal business.

The Oneida Business Committee is authorized by the General Tribal Red Cliff Council to oversee tribal operations. The Business band of lake superior Chippewa Committee a T T r a ct i o n s : consists of nine members includes Oneida Nation Museum: Purcell Powless a Chairperson, W892 County EE, DePere, WI 54115* (920)869-2768 Vice-Chairperson, Located 7 miles west of Green Bay city limits at County Roads E and EE in Secretary, Treasurer and five other DePere. We recommend visitors call for directions Committee Members. They are elected every three years. The elections are open Thornberry Creek at Oneida to all enrolled tribal citizens who are 27 Majestic Holes of Championship Golf, Original 9 Hole Course 21 and older. All committee members with 2 Greens, Newer 18 Hole Course with 4 Sets of Tees, Pro Shop, must be enrolled Oneida Nation of Sports Pub & Grill, and Banquet Facilities. Wisconsin members. 4470 N Pine Tree Road Imagine waking to the calming Red Cliff proudly offers the Buffalo Oneida, WI 54155 sounds of the Lake Superior waves Bay Campground & Marina and Point (920) 434-7501 www.golfthornberry.com as they reach for the sun-drenched Detour “Wilderness” Campground; the shores along the Red Cliff Reservation. Ojibway Trading Post and Native Spirits Oneida Nation Tours: Red Cliff residents cherish this Gifts and Gallery gift shops, and the Tailored group tours serving to inform visitors about the heritage, culture experience. The lake is part of their Red Cliff Traditional Pow-wow Arena and economic growth of the Oneida Tribe. Points of interest include the tribal being – it’s what draws them back home. to name a few. Activities including biking, government building, the uniquely designed “Turtle School,” the Oneida IEnjoy the area in full bloom in spring, hiking, snowshoeing, recreational gaming complex and the Oneida Nation Museum. Call (920) 496-5020 the cool lake breezes in the summer, the fishing, ice fishing, sailing, canoeing, rich golden hues of fall; nature’s artistic kayaking, swimming, snorkeling and Tsyunhehkwa (pronounced joon-hey-qwa) ice sculptures each winter. scuba diving; RV, tent and wilderness T r i b a l S t a ts Translates to “it provides for us.” The Red Cliff Reservation is located camping; bird watching, arts and crafts, - Agricultural: certified organic farm produces heirloom white corn on Highway 13 at the northernmost and nightlife. Ferry lines, cruise and Reservation size: 14,451 acres and other healthy produce, grass fed beef and free range chickens. tip of the State of Wisconsin. It’s charter services, golf courses, lodging Reservation population: 1,200 (920) 869-2718 nestled along the pristine north shore accommodations and shops are available of the Bayfield Peninsula and the within a few miles. Tribal members: 5,414 - Cannery: traditional food preservation, community canning workshops, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The rich culture and traditional Members eligible for signature products. (920) 869-4379 The twenty-two Apostle Islands and values are enhanced by the un-matched on-reservation services within

City of Bayfield, a popular tourist beauty of the pristine environment in all of Bayfield County: 2,504 - Retail: natural health and wellness product lines, bulk herbs, tea blends, community, offer an abundance of which this community thrives. Imagine organic coffee, essential oils (920) 497-5821 year-round actives, as does the Red Cliff stretching out on a lounge chair on a quiet Community itself. Attractions include evening and watching the starts as the The Walk of Legends the Isle Vista Casino, lounge, bingo hall moonlight dances across our Lake Superior 24 granite monuments located one mile east of Lambeau Field, which cel- and bar and grill. Isle Vista Casino has harbor and over the Apostle Islands. ebrate the legends and history of Green Bay Football and the Oneida Nation. added more slot machines and table games – there’s always something fun www.redcliff.org Native American gift shops (various locations). happening at Isle Vista Casino. www.redcliffcasino.com 32 33 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Experience Redcliff

W e n a b o z h o a n d th H e b u l r u sh e s Red Cliff Tribal Government

Many years ago, Wenabozho others could bend farther and The Red Cliff Reservation is governed by an D i d Y o u K n o w ? walked over all of North America. dance harder, bending and moving elected nine member Council. The role and responsibilities of the Tribal Council have One evening just before dark, he in ways Wenabozho could not. expanded considerably since the passing of the saw a group of Indians dancing Wenabozho danced and danced, Self-Determination and Education Assistance near the shore of a beautiful lake, but couldn’t keep up with them. Act of 1975. The tribe administers a variety so he walked over to them. It was He finally fell over and went to sleep. of programs, grants and contracts, and it is the largest employer in Bayfield County. Indians of the Great Lakes area dark by the time he arrived, so he He just couldn’t figure out why he made some of the first metal tools could not see very clearly. He couldn’t dance faster and longer Elections for the Tribal Council take place ever produced. asked them where they were from than the others. When he woke up yearly in July. The elections are staggered. In odd years, the election for Chairman, and what their names were. But it was daylight, he looked around Secretary and three Council Members is They played end flutes, particularly they wouldn’t answer him. So and saw that he had been dancing held. In even years, the election for Vice for love songs. Wenabozho started dancing with bulrushes. Those tall, slender Chairman, Treasurer and two Council among them. He danced and plants that grow along the lake Members is held. Picture writing was highly developed danced. “You think you are a good and the wind that blew them,were by the Chippewa. Pictures were Red Cliff is a vibrant and active tribal dancer,” he said. “I’m Wenabozho the dancers who out-danced him. community. Tribal members are proud to drawn to preserve ceremonial details and I am the best dancer anywhere.” Wenabozho learned something represent their community on a local, state, or to record a dream. But they still said nothing. So from this. He found out he regional and national level. Wenabozho said, “Let’s have a bragged too much about himself. Shells were useful and decorative Our mission is, “To promote, plan and and were a major item in the inter- contest to see who’s really the Sometimes we think we’re so provide for the health, welfare, education, environmental protection, cultural preser- tribal trade. Fishing lures made of best.” He started dancing hard, great, we brag so much that we vation and economic well being of Tribal and danced and danced. But the look very foolish. shells have been found in this area. Members and to protect Treaty Rights now and in the future.” In the Great Lakes area, Chippewa Att T r a ct i o n s : made coil baskets with sweet grass Isle Vista Casino – a ceremonial grass grown locally. The only Casino with a view of the Apostle Islands! Offer over 200 slot machines, Blackjack and Poker Tables, Bingo, Pull Tabs, Bar & Grill, and live Lake Superior has the largest surface entertainment. The excitement is worth coming in and our customer service area of any freshwater lake in the will have you coming back! There’s always changes and always something world. It is also the coldest and new, and with a view like ours how can you lose? Visit us online at deepest (1,332 feet) of the www.redcliffcasino.com or call (800) 226-8478 Great Lakes. Buffalo Bay Campgrounds & Marina Forty-eight lakeshore tent and RV sites with a breathtaking view of Lake Superior The lake measures 350 miles and the Apostle Islands. Possible to see Minnesota and Canada on a clear from west to east, and 160 day! Call our park office at (715) 779-3743 for additional information. Rustic miles north to south, and its wilderness campground with 24 sites at Point Detour, just nine miles north on Highway 13. stunning shoreline is nearly 2,800 miles long, with vast stretches of quiet Red Cliff Pow-wow beaches, red rocky cliffs, and thick Held on a weekend around the 4th of July, Red Cliff hosts an annual pow-wow lush forests. on their beautiful grounds, overlooking our majestic bay on Lake Superior. For information, call (715) 779-3700.

Native Spirit Gifts and Gallery Inside their beautiful log building you’ll find traditional Ojibwa Art from the Great Lakes Region: beadwork, locally-made birch bark baskets, full-size hand- crafted canoes, dream catchers, quill boxes, books, music by well know Native American artists, etc. Wild rice is harvested and processed locally. Historic artifacts. Native owned and operated. (715) 779-9550

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D i d Y o u K n o w ? “ G i F T o f t TH e H a r v e st ” Now it’s ready to package and store for by Richard D. Ackley, Jr. use in cooking throughout the year. What is the difference The harvest is a time for the Sokaogon Each September, on the 320 acres of Chippewa to remember our ancestors, between ‘Chippewa,’ mineral-rich Rice Lake, within the who passed their knowledge down to ‘Ojibway,’ ‘Ojibwe,’ boundaries of the Sokaogon Chippewa us. It helps us renew our minds, bodies Indian reservation, the wild rice harvest and spirits, and is a special time to give and ‘Ojibwa’? begins. Our Rice Chiefs officially declare thanks to our Creator for this priceless when the lake is ready to harvest. gift of food. Two people set out in a canoe to work as “ricing” partners. One person There is no difference. All these standing at the back of the boat works M o l e l a k e T r i b a l continuously to stick a sturdy balsam G o v e r n m e n t different spellings refer to the same wood push-pole with a fork-shaped people. In the United States more end into the thick rich mud of the Mole Lake tribal government is a council made people use ‘Chippewa,’ and in shallow lake bottom. This gently pushes up of six persons, as listed in our Constitution: Canada more use ‘Ojibway.’ The the canoe forward. The second person, Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, names come from an Algonquian seated backward, uses a pair of ricing Councilman I, Councilman II. Tribal Council sticks (bawaiganaak) to bend the reeds meets monthly and holds a combination word meaning ‘puckered,’ most down and gently knock the seed loose of general sessions and closed (executive) likely from their puckered moccasin from the top of the plant taking care sessions. It also meets twice per year to hold style. The Ojibway people call (Mole Lake) that it falls into the boat. a general annual meeting themselves ‘Anishinabe’ in their own Sokaogon and semi-annual meeting. The staffs of the long language, which means ‘original plants are then The Council must people or person.’ BAND OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA released and approve all newly- allowed to freely enrolled members, spring back into as well as recognize Originally, the Native people did position, bringing members who not refer to themselves as “tribes,” no harm to the choose to relinquish but were identified by clans. The vegetation. The their membership clans were large kinship groups that gentle action is with our community alternated from to that of another provided social organization in Native one side of the tribal government societies. A clan was formed of related boat to the other, community. This infor- families with a common ancestor. producing a rhythmic mation must be reported More than 1,000 years ago, jointly purchasing the 5,700-acre mining sound that soothes the to the Bureau of Indian Affairs In the Ojibwe culture, it has always Sokaogon Ojibwe clans migrated site (formerly owned by Exxon). Visitors workers. (BI A). Tribal membership is not been essential to make everyday to the Great Lakes Region settling can be assured that the experience of a The flavorful green seeds of the based on “blood quantum,” but on descent from amidst fertile wild rice beds. In 1806, clean and safe environment will continue wild rice plant are known in Ojibwe as the original tribal enrollment or roll as estab- objects as attractive and appealing the Sokaogon Ojibwe clashed with here. Year-round vacation and tourism “manomin” meaning “the food that grows lished in 1934. There are 1270 current total as possible. Adding an element the Sioux over control of a local wild activities include: fishing, boating, camping, on the water.” To prepare the rice for eating, members nationwide and 450 residents are of beauty to a basket or a clay pot rice-producing lake. It’s recorded that hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, the seeds must first be spread out on a governed on the Mole Lake reservation itself is considered as act of respect; it Msome 500 Indian warriors died during and snowmobiling. tarp in the sun to dry. Next they must be Our Tribal Council is a member of the Great honors the Great Spirit to incorporate this conflict, called the Battle of Mole The tribe is proud of its 1870’s parched or scorched in a metal pot over Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC) in Wisconsin. Lake. Even after two centuries, much of log cabin, known as the Dinesen- an open fire to thoroughly remove any a thoughtful and pleasing design the Mole Lake area’s natural beauty and Motzfelt cabin, located on Hwy 55, remaining moisture. The batch is poured into objects of service or utility. In wild landscape remains. The Sokaogon and now listed on the National Register into a shallow hole in the ground lined Ojibwe culture, the people would Chippewa have a 1,700-acre reservation of Historic Properties. It served as a with a tanned deer hide, wide enough to also use materials from their natural at this site in Northeastern Wisconsin. layover for postal carriers and then as step into with both feet. Now it’s ready surroundings to construct their T r i b a l S t a ts Chippewa culture teaches to value the a trading post run by a Danish man. for “dancing.” A dancer wearing soft tools and other useful items. Birch environment, a gift of our Creator. For When totally rehabilitated, it will be buckskin moccasins steps into the hole Reservation size: 1700 acres three decades, the Sokaogon tribe stood a focal point for the tribe’s historic and walks lightly “in place” working his bark was and is a natural textile plus additional connected opposed to potential metallic-sulfide mining preservation and cultural visitors’ feet in a slow, heel-to-toe style motion. commonly used in creating baskets. lands owned which would have produced 44 million center. The tribe has also built a This action causes the thin outer husk to The Ojibwe are also widely known tons of toxic waste at the headwaters of beautiful new hotel-lodge-conference break and separate from the edible seed. for their handsome floral designs, Enrolled members: 1270 Wisconsin’s pristine Wolf River, near center adjacent to its casino. Come Using a shallow basket, the seed which were oftentimes added to 450 live on the reservation Mole Lake. In 2005, the environmental and visit us! is then “fanned” or tossed briskly, like Jessica Doyle (pictured on far right) joins battle ended with the Sokaogon Chippewa tossing a salad, so the air will catch and some members of the 2010 Mole Lake functional objects to make them and the Forest County Potawatomi tribes www.sokaogonchippewa.com remove any remaining bits of dry husk. Tribal Council for a photo. more attractive. 36 37 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010 Explore Mole Lake

Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe Language)

B i b o o n : w i n t e r Winter activities of ice fishing, trapping wild game, beadwork and other crafts, and storytelling are components of the Ojibwe Winter.

Some of the methods may have changed, however today the Ojibwe still ice fish, and we still trap wild animals. We con- tinue to produce Woodland Indian arts and crafts and teach our children about our heritage. Winter - Biboon - When the lakes freeze and the snow falls it is time to be thinking about all those wonderful recipes for wild rice (manoomin),which was harvested in the late summer. St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

You may like to know about the importance of the first four colors in Throughout their history, the St. down to the tribe’s children. the list to the Ojibwe circle of life: Croix people have been richly blessed by The St. Croix’s strong sense of the Creator. Once known as “The Lost tradition forms the bedrock for their e a st – yellow, symbolizing birth and Tribe,” the St. Croix suffered removal thriving business ventures, which include infancy from their ancestral lands but have three casinos, the St. Croix Casino Turtle persevered to become proven business Lake, the new St. Croix Casino Danbury w e st – black, symbolizing youth and leaders with a rich tradition and culture. and the Little Turtle Hertel Express growing years TToday, the St. Croix have five main in Hertel; St. Croix Travel; St. Croix reservation communities—Big Sand Lake, Chippewa Embroidery; Fourwinds s o u th – red, symbolizing adulthood Maple Plain, Round Lake, Danbury and Market in Siren; St. Croix Construction; T r i b a l S t a ts Gaslyn – located in Polk, Barron, Burnett and technology firm Emerald Systems, n o r th – white, symbolizing old age and Washburn counties in northwestern which has earned 8A certification from Wisconsin. Dotted with lakes, streams the Small Business Administration. Reservation size: 4,689 acres and forests, the St. Croix reservation The Creator continues to bless Reservation population: 2,909 a T T r a ct i o n s : lands allow the St. Croix to practice their the St. Croix. With their distinctive traditional harvesting of wild rice, maple intermingling of the traditional and the Tribal members: 1,034 Visit the historic Log House – syrup, berries, fish and deer and to share their new, the St. Croix people are sure to Tribal members living on Former home of the 1880’s Danish patriot, Wilhelm Dinesen. Dinesen’s bounty with surrounding communities. remain a cultural and economic force reservation: 621 daughter, Karen Blixen, authored the book “Out of Africa,” which was These tribal traditions are carefully passed for many generations to come. eventually made into a major motion picture. 38 39 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of St. Croix Tribal Casinos T h e n e w S t. C r o i x C a s i n o Wisconsin Tribal Government D a n b u r y Op P e n s The St. Croix Tribal Council oversees the Three casinos. One winning combination. It’s all new. It’s upscale. It will rival any D i d Y o u K n o w ? general welfare of tribal members and casino in northwestern Wisconsin or The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of manages tribal businesses. It meets at northeastern Minnesota. It’s the St. Croix 9 a.m. on the first Monday of the month at Wisconsin own and operate three casinos – Casino Danbury, the newest casino for the Tribal Center in Hertel. The council includes the St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin. St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake Chairman Lewis Taylor, Vice Chairwoman Replacing the former Hole in the Beverly Benjamin, Secretary/Treasurer St. Croix Casino Danbury Wall Casino & Hotel, the new casino David Merrill and council members Jeanne features 600 slots and 18 table games, Did you know that the St. Croix Awonohopay and Elmer “Jay” Emery. and Little Turtle Hertel Express including one roulette table, two craps Chippewa of Wisconsin are in the tables and four poker tables. The casino St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake forefront when it comes to historic St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin offers a full array of food and beverage 24663 Angeline Ave. St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake offers 1,200 options: a family-friendly buffet, an preservation? Webster, WI 54893 slots, blackjack, live craps and roulette, a a la carte restaurant and deli bar and a 1 (800) 236-2195 12-table smoke-free Poker Room, 24-hour new lounge offering live entertainment In July 2008, St. Croix Tribal Preservation Tribal web site: www.stcciw.com dining, full beverage service and convention on weekends. The facility also houses a Officer Wanda McFaggen was honored facilities.The adjacent St. Croix Casino convention center and an attached hotel Hotel offers 153 rooms, eight suites, an to name two newly discovered burial with 47 rooms and suites and an indoor indoor pool, complimentary continental sites in the Danbury community. The pool. And non-smokers will be glad to breakfast and free shuttle service to know that the casino offers a designated first was named North Loon Creek the casino. For more information, smoke-free area. Terrace. The second was called The new St. Croix Casino Danbury, visit www.stcroixcasino.com or call The players club at Danbury is brand- Maang Ziibiins Jiibegamigoon or shown here in construction, exemplifies 1-800-U-GO-U-WIN. new too. The new players club, St. Croix the St. Croix Tribe’s financial Loon Creek Graves. The naming Perks, replaces the Hole in the Wall’s Hole progress and gaming growth. The Little Turtle Hertel Express of the second site was a significant Club and offers its members the convenience new state-of-the-art gaming venture Little Turtle Hertel Express is convenience of a state-of-the-art system. honor for the St. Croix tribe because opened on July 30, 2010. and fun all in one. Drive in for a fill of The new casino opened July 30, 2010. it was the first archaeological site BP gasoline, a last-minute grocery item or For more information, call to be named in Ojibwemowin. a meal or snack from the Little Turtle deli. 1-800-BET-U-WIN. Then try your luck on the latest slots at the attached Little Turtle Hertel Casino. The certificate naming the burial site For more information, call (715) 349-5658 was issued on November 6, 2008. or visit hertelexpress.com. Wanda McFaggen hopes that many more certificates like it will be issued in the future. “Since many Native American archaeological sites in Wisconsin were named after property owners, they have non-Native names attached to them,” Wanda remarked. “We hope to change that practice with time and new discoveries.”

a T T r a ct i o n s : To view these mounds and other St. Croix points of interest, please The St. Croix tribe invites you to enjoy the natural beauty and contact the Marketing Department recreational opportunities of northwest Wisconsin’s vacationland. at (800) 846-8946 and arrange your all inclusive Showcase Fish or swim at one of the area’s 2,000 lakes, hike the Gandy Dancer Trail or St. Croix Tour. the Cattail Trail, canoe down the St. Croix River, visit Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park in Burnett County or the Museum of Woodcarving in Shell Lake, tee off at the Cumberland Golf Course in Cumberland or the Turtleback Golf Club in Rice Lake, go antique-hunting at one of the area’s unique shops, take a ride on the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Spooner, enjoy a concert or play at the Red Barn Theater in Rice Lake or at the St. Croix Festival Theater in St. Croix Falls or make a trip to the Spooner Veterans’ Memorial in Spooner. Whatever you decide to do, you’ll find that you’re among friends. 40 41 NATIVE Wisconsin | 2010

S t o ck b r i d g e - M u n s e e A r v i d e . m i l l e r m e m o r i a l T r i b a l G o v e r n m e n t L i b r a r y m u s e u m Back in the early 1970’s Bernice Miller requested space from the Tribal Council for D i d Y o u K n o w ? the purpose of preserving the papers and artifacts of her late husband, Arvid E. Miller. An active historical committee, consisting of elders and anyone else interested in tribal history, committed themselves to gathering everything that is known about the Stockbridge-Munsee/Mohican people. A The first public school teacher in “ditto-machine” newspaper was started and Wisconsin was Electa Quinney, shared community news for about ten years. a Stockbridge-Munsee Band of

Mohicans Tribal member. Gathering history required travel to homelands in the east. Since 1969 at least twenty research trips have been made. The Mohicans were the first Traveling in caravans of autos or by bus, tribe that Henry Hudson made Arvid E. Miller youth and elders have visited the Mission contact with in the year 1609. Stockbridge Munsee Served 1939-1959 and 1961-1966 House and burial grounds in Stockbridge, He was searching for a passage Massachusetts. Many climbed Monument to the Orient. The governing body of the Stockbridge- Mountain. Research has been done in the Band of the Mohicans Munsee Community is a Tribal Council Stockbridge Historical Room, the New York composed of a President, Vice-President, State Historical Library in Albany, the The Stockbridge-Munsee Treasurer and four Councilmen that are Huntington Library in New York City and in Band of Mohicans fought in elected by a popular referendum. numerous other libraries and museums. As the Revolutionary war s result, the Arvid E. Miller Memorial Library supporting the colonists and The Tribal Council is responsible for such Museum is an excellent resource for things as negotiations with federal, state and students and scholars involved in research. have participated in every major local governments, overseeing the sale or The Library Museum welcomes visitors from battle in this Nations history. purchase of community lands, managing near and far daily. It can also be visited on The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of economic affairs and enterprises of the com- the tribe’s website: www.mohican-nsn.gov Mohican Indians have adopted the Mohican Indians today have developed There is a Stockbridge, munity and posting and enforcing ordinances. Many Trails symbol as reorientation with pride a comprehensive health Massachusetts, a Stockbridge,

of strength, hope, endurance and the and wellness center, a family center New York, and a Stockbridge, Any member of the Stockbridge-Munsee many moves they endured since leaving with college classrooms, youth room, community who is 21 years of age or over Wisconsin. All three were the State of New York in the 1700’s. fitness room, recreation center and shall be entitled to vote in any election. first Mohican villages. Their first move was from the Mohican full gymnasium, a community based Thomelands called Muh-he-kun-ne-ok, residential facility, elderly housing and meaning “people of the waters that are elders programs, Headstart and daycare, never still,” which were located along and other programs. The tribe also the banks of what is now called the has its own public safety and roads Hudson River. The band of Mohican departments. people settled in other parts of New The Mohican Veteran’s Associa- T r i b a l S t a ts York, stopped in Ohio and Indiana and tion erected a veteran’s memorial on settled three more times before their the reservation. You’ll also find an old Reservation size: 23,000 acres final move to the Stockbridge-Munsee Lutheran Indian Mission Church and Indian reservation in Shawano County, School, which is listed on the register Reservation population: 900 Wisconsin. The tribe has maintained of Historic Places. residency in this area for over 100 The Stockbridge-Munsee have Tribal members: 1,576 years – their longest stay since leaving surley traveled “many trails” and yet New York. Their history is available survive as a nation of Mohican people. Tribal members living on for further study at the Arvid E. Miller Visitors are welcome. reservation: 700 Memorial Library Museum on the reservation. You may also visit the For more information, call Waetuk Village that depicts native life (715) 793-4111 weekdays. as it was in the homeland. www.mohican-nsn.gov

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P i n e H i l l S G o l F C o u r s e T h e b o y s W w H o As SC e n d e d T o th H e S k y Indian Summer Festival Nestled in the beautiful northwoods of Seven boys were selected by a luk-tha-weel- steady, your eye true and your heart clean. Wisconsin, Pine Hills Golf Course and nu to be tested by isolation and fasting for Anii Shiik, I go.” Supper Club, and The Many Trails Banquet their strength of will and ability to receive On the second day, one of the boys Hall offer sensational golf, fine dining and the mystic power. They were taken to an succeeded and by the fourth morning your choice of two banquet facilities. You uninhabited island and left there. The luk- those who previously had failed, were can experience a round of golf on our tha-weel-nu told them “When I come, you successful. Up to the twelfth day he came stunning `18-hole course, magnificently must be here to meet me. You shall stand to instruct them and in ceremony on that sculpted into the landscape. Dine in the in a row, the eldest on the right. I leave day the boys became inspired of a power charm of the warmly decorated Pine Hills you nothing to eat. No man lives on this beyond that of their tutor. The boys, who restaurant or enjoy your meal with a spec- island, nor do any pass this way. I hope you had joined hands forming a circle, release tacular view on the deck of the clubhouse. are strong in body and mind for this is no hands, but retained the circular formation The Many Trails Banquet Hall offers a pan- small trial you are asked to bear. Anii Shiik and the leader who was first to impale the oramic view of the course and is available (thanks), I go.” cake, sang “Nilu`nadalmi`sinah” and the for meetings, receptions, parties and other At sun-up the next day the luk-tha- others answered in chorus “Hau hah!” group functions. weel-nu in his canoe approached the island (We are all going away. Oh yes.) and there he saw the boys standing as he The lu-tha-weel-nu thought his has instructed them. He took out a boiled eyes deceived him for as the step of the corn-meal cake of a size that would fit in a singers quickened, they rose in the air man’s palm, and a small bundle of sticks, until they were twice as high as a man’s each one the length of of a man’s opened head. There, at the sign of the uplifted hand and of the thickness of an arrow, one hand of the leader, the boys paused. Said being shaped to a fine point. To each of the leader, “If you or our people wish to Indian Summer Festival offers a fun and entertaining way the boys he gave one of the sticks and then see us look upward where the evening to experience the diversity of both traditional and contemporary addressed them. “Using the sharpened star is. And there, above it to the left you American Indian culture and tradition. The festival’s main event sticks you must try to impale the corn cake shall see a group of small glittering stars is a traditional pow wow with spectacular grand entries of when I toss it toward you. If you are suc- in a circular formation with one in the drumming and singing with color guards and dancers. Other cessful you may eat the cake. If not and it center.” They again began to sing and highlights are a drum jam to open the Festival, traditional and Pine Hills Golf Course is open May drops to the ground, it must remain there.” resumed their ascent until they became contemporary entertainment, the Fiddle and Jig contest, the through early November, weathering None were able to impale the cake and he invisible. The luk-tha-weel-nu pondered Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA), a Tribal Farmer’s Market, permitting. Many Trails Banquet Hall and gathered them up from the ground. “Sun the loss with sorrow in his heart, yet a marketplace featuring shopping for Native American products, Pine Hills Clubhouse are available year up and I shall come again and you try to received in humbleness the lesson of the the Circle of Art featuring fine art, the Natural Path offering round. Located just 12 miles from North impale the cakes. May your hand become futility of perfection in a mortal. traditional herbs and oils for healing and the Gathering Place Star Casino, our friendly and courteous offering community outreach information. staff will make you welcome to a Pine Hills The Festival celebrates the rich American Indian heritage experience that you will enjoy again and with authentic tribal village recreations, storytellers, traditional again. For directions or more information handcrafts, dance troupes, lacrosse demonstrations and tournaments please call (715) 787-3778. a T T r a ct i o n s : and a special photo exhibit honoring American Indian veterans. Spectacular fireworks and traditional food top off a great cultural North Star Mohican Casino: hotel, RV park, restaurants, groove lounge, reel and family experience. slots, video slots, craps, roulette, blackjack, bingo, and soon to come Poker Room. The Festival grounds are closed to the public during the day W12180A County Hwy A. Bowler, WI 54416. Open: Sun-Thurs. 8a.m. to 2a.m. on Friday to allow kindergarten through eighth grade students and 24 hours Friday and Saturday. 715-787-3110 or toll free: 800-775-CASH and teachers from area school districts to spend the day as part of a special educational day helping schools to meet Wisconsin Arvid E. Miller Memorial Library/Museum & Gift Shop Act 31 requirements. Craft demonstrations, cultural performances, N8105 Mohheconnuck Road, Bowler, WI 54416 villages with authentic re-creations of dwellings, and lacrosse Monday-Friday 8a.m.-4:30pm; Saturday and Sunday by appointment demonstrations are among the attractions planned for students. (715) 793-4270 www.mohican-nsn.gov The day also includes a mini pow wow and a variety of hands-on activities. Pine Hills Golf Course and Supper Club Indian Summer Festival is held Friday through Sunday, the N9499 Pine Hills Drive, Gresham, WI 54128 weekend after Labor Day each year, with an average attendance (715) 787-3778 www.mohican.com/pinehills of 54,000 people. The festival is set along Milwaukee’s beautiful 18 holes, carts, driving range, practice greens, clubhouse, food lakeshore at Henry Maier Festival Park, on the Summerfest grounds. 5 miles north of Gresham on Big Lake Road Indian Summer Festival is a family festival! For more information, contact Indian Summer Inc. at (414) 604-1000 or Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans Veteran’s Memorial [email protected]; www.indiansummer.org. Located on county highway A approximately 1 mile west of North Star Mohican Casino.

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