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Indian Nations of Wisconsin, 2nd Edition

Teaching Materials
Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin."
Classroom Material

Native People of Wisconsin Interactive Resource

Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin'
Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom.
Photograph

Menominee Indian Family

Date: 1931
Description: A portrait of a Menominee family in traditional dress. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt.
Photograph

Nah-Ko-Tah-Rat and Daughter Ah-Ta-New-Ka

Date: 1930
Description: Nah-Ko-Tah-Rat and his daughter Ah-Ta-New-Ka pose together in traditional Indian clothing.
Manuscript

Mishakwut Still

Date: 1936
Description: Actors in Indian costume as seen in the film "Mishaskwut," which depicts the life of the Menominee Indians. The film was sponsored by the Wauwatosa Board o...
Photograph

St. Joseph's Indian School

Date: 1936
Description: St. Joseph's Indian School on the Keshena Menominee Reservation.
Postcard

Reservation School

Date: 1935
Description: Menominee Indian Reservation Government School near Shawano. Caption reads: "Government School, Menominee Indian Reservation, Near Shawano, Wis."
Photograph

Native American Blister Rust Crew

Date: 1933
Description: One of the Native American crews hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation. Joe Larock was identifie...
Photograph

Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Native Americans hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation are being trucked to their work site.
Photograph

Native American Blister Rust Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Three men working near a tree. During 1933 Menominee Indians protected over 4000 acres of white pines from the blister rust threat.
Photograph

Blister Rust Eradication Staff

Date: 08 1935
Description: William Cowan, the white pine blister rust control foreman on the Menominee Reservation, with his two assistants, Joseph Dodge and Leo Waukechom (right).
Photograph

Loading Big Log

Date: 1936
Description: Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the...
Photograph

Selective Logging

Date: 03 1938
Description: A large white pine being felled on the Menominee Indian Reservation. This photograph was taken to illustrate the tribe's selective logging practices.
Photograph

Menominee Reservation Agency

Date: 1935
Description: U.S. Department of the Indian agency building on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
Photograph

Chief Oshkosh Statue

Date: 1936
Description: Chief Oshkosh's statue and grave. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
Photograph

Logging Camp

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of a logging camp on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The three buildings are surrounded by forest.
Map or Atlas

Map of Menominee Indian Reservation

Date: 1938
Description: This map shows lakes, rivers, roads, trails, lookout towers, and railroads.
Map or Atlas

Map of Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Date: 1933
Description: This map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, schools, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams in Shawano County, which at t...
Historical Essay

Logging

The Industry That Changed the State
Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present.
Historical Essay

Wild Rice

A Brief History of one of Wisconsin's Earliest Crops
Discover the history of wild rice in Wisconsin.

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