Date: | 1835 |
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Description: | Ma-ko-me-ta or Bear's Oil, a Monomonie (Menominee) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, sketched at the treaty of Green Bay (1827)... |
Date: | 1835 |
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Description: | Ma-che-ka-kat, or the Bad Hawk, a Chief of the Monomonie (Menominee) Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of... |
Chief of the Menominee Indians |
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Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh. |
Menominee War Chief |
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Learn about the leadership of this Menominee War Chief and his negotiations with the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. |
Date: | 1835 |
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Description: | Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (... |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. |
Fur Trader |
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Brief biography of Queen Marinette, well-known for her charity work with the impoverished and sick. Marinette city and county adopted her name in tribute. |
A Brief History of one of Wisconsin's Earliest Crops |
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Discover the history of wild rice in Wisconsin. |
Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
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. |
How the Natives Lost Their Land |
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Learn about the many treaties between the United States government and native tribes. |
Fur Trader and Murderer |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader John Baptiste Dubay. |
Indian Agent |
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Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street. |
The Clash of U.S Law and Indian Legal Tradition |
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Learn how the trial of Menominee Chief Oshkosh, one of the most famous in Wisconsin history, pitted Indian traditional justice against white man's law. |
Fur Trader |
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Brief bio of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader who ran a gristmill and flour mill at Kaukauna. |
Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Historical Details |
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Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |
The Industry That Changed the State |
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Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present. |
Influential Early Wisconsin Settlers |
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