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| Follow links to documents by missionaries, traders, Indian agents, linguists and anthropologists which help preserve more than 20 endangered languages. |
| Use the 1829 speech by Little Elk, Ho-Chunk orator, to learn more about Ho-Chunk views on Euro-American cultures |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 4 description and supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
| Teaching Materials |
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| Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
| Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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| Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
| Date: | 1755 |
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| Description: | From "A map of the British and French dominions in North American with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements". |
| Date: | 1755 |
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| Description: | Color map of North American territories owned by the English and by the French. Scale: about 115 milles d'Angleterre to 1 inch. French title is "Carte des ... |
| Date: | 1755 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored. Paris: 1755. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. |
| Date: | 1757 |
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| Description: | The Canadian Lakes. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Paris: 1757. |
| Fur Trader |
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| Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
| Explorer and Author |
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| Biography of explorer and author Jonathan Carver |
| Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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| Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
| French Official, Captain and Fur Trader |
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| Biography of French Official, Captain and Fur Trader Paul Marin. |
| A brief timeline of Wisconsin history, 1750-1783. |
| Menominee war chief |
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| Read a brief account of the Menominee leader, Tomah. This article includes several links to primary sources and pictures. |
| Learn about the first extreme winters in Wisconsin suffered by explorers and settlers in the 17th through 19th centuries, with links to other articles |
| Discover the story of French traders saved from starvation by Ottawa Indians at the headwaters of the Chippewa River in 1659. |
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