Native People of Wisconsin: Revised and Expanded Edition

Summary

"So many of the children in this classroom are Ho-Chunk, and it brings history alive to them and makes it clear to the rest of us too that this isn’t just ... Natives riding on horseback. There are still Natives in our society today, and we’re working together and living side by side. So we need to learn about their ways as well.” --Amy Laundrie, former Lake Delton Elementary School 4th grade teacher

An essential title for the upper elementary classroom, Native People of Wisconsin fills the need for accurate and authentic teaching materials about Wisconsin’s Indian Nations. Based on her research for her award-winning title for adults, Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Survival, author Patty Loew has tailored this book specifically for young readers.

Native People of Wisconsin tells the stories of the twelve Native Nations in Wisconsin, including the Native people’s incredible resilience despite rapid change and the impact of European arrivals on Native culture. Young readers will become familiar with the unique cultural traditions, tribal history, and life today for each nation.

Complete with maps, illustrations, and a detailed glossary of terms, this edition includes two chapters on the Brothertown Indian Nation and urban Indians, as well as updates on each tribe’s current history and new profiles of outstanding young people from every nation.

Author

Patty Loew, a member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwe, grew up in Milwaukee. She received her bachelor’s degree in mass communications from UW-La Crosse and started her journalism career in La Crosse as a television and radio reporter. Loew pursued master’s and doctoral degrees in mass communications at the UW-Madison. She became a professor in 1999 and two years later published the award-winning book Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal, which is based on almost a hundred interviews with tribal elders and educators. In 2003, she published another award-winning book, a social studies text for children, Native People of Wisconsin. She has served on the board of UNITY: Journalists for Diversity, which includes the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, and the Native American Journalists Association.