On Monday, Oct. 9, students and community members gathered to honor Indigenous cultures on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus with a powwow marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The event, hosted by Wunk Sheek, a student organization, …
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Ho-Chunk Nation flag-raising symbolizes a shared future
In front of a crowd of about 250 people, Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon WhiteEagle raised the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation at Bascom Hall Thursday morning, Sept. 15, ushering in an extended period this fall when the flag will again fly over the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Ho-Chunk Nation Flag Raising Ceremony, September 15, 2022
On September 15, UW–Madison will raise the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation on campus. This fall, UW–Madison will fly the Ho-Chunk Nation flag for more than six weeks, including Indigenous Peoples Day in October and the entirety of National Native American Heritage month in November.
Indigenous presenters at the 2022 Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference
The annual Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference at UW–Madison featured four breakout sessions with Indigenous presenters, one on January 28 and three on February 4. The conference was online, open to all, and free …
In historic first, flag of Ho-Chunk Nation raised atop Bascom Hall
On a brilliantly lit fall morning, with an appropriate breeze in the air, the University of Wisconsin–Madison raised the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation atop Bascom Hall Friday, on land the Ho-Chunk call Teejop, or Four Lakes. The occasion marked the first time in campus history that the Ho-Chunk Nation flag — or any nation’s flag — has flown for a day alongside the U.S. and Wisconsin state flags on UW–Madison’s central administration building.
Hundreds attended the flag-raising ceremony on Bascom Hill, part of the university’s ongoing commitment to educate the campus community about First Nations history and to recognize the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk. Flag raisings are part of contemporary Ho-Chunk culture.
Honor, Respect, and Sacrifice: Raising the Ho-Chunk Nation Flag on Bascom Hill, November 5, 2021
On November 5, the Ho-Chunk Nation flag will fly above Bascom Hall for the first time in the history of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. We invite you to join us for the historic Ho-Chunk Nation …
1st Annual Native November Speaker Series from the Native American Task Force
In November 2021, the Native American Task Force of the UW–Madison Division of Extension held the 1st Annual Native November Speaker Series celebrating Native American Heritage month. Every Monday at 10:00 AM in the month …
Treaty Day 2021 roundtable: How we come to be where we are
Every September, the university community begins the academic journey by asking how treaties inform and shape the present and our shared future. On September 29, 2021, four of the Ho-Chunk Nation’s leading legal experts offered …
Wunk Sheek 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow: October 11, 2021
View photos from the powwow held by the Wunk Sheek Native American student organization in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11 at the Gordon Dining and Event Center.