Wisconsin school boards are required to include in the social studies curriculum some instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin. The legislature is currently considering revising these curriculum requirements. Brian Ward, our August speaker, is an expert on these issues and can provide helpful background.
An educator and activist who lives in Teejope (occupied Ho-Chunk Land known as Madison, Wisconsin), Brian has also lived and worked on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. His writing has appeared in The Nation,Truthout, New Politics, Socialist Worker, International Socialist Review and more. He has also worked with Indigenous people in Guatemala and Peru. His master’s thesis work focused on the representation of Indigenous people in K-12 classrooms.
The presentation will be on Zoom. If you are unable to attend but register in advance, you will be able to view the recording.
Be sure to attend the annual InterTribal Pow Wow at Shattuck Park in Neenah. There will be drum groups, dancers, food, and other vendors. You will not want to miss this popular event!
Come early to attend the Neenah Farmers Market and hear Native American musician Clinton Miller.
First Congregational UCC, Fellowship Hall, 724 E South River St, Appleton
First Congregational UCC Appleton’s Indigenous Peoples Allies Committee is excited to invite the Fox Valley community to its inaugural Indigenous celebration. This intergenerational event celebrates the living legacies of our local Indigenous communities. The program features traditional storytelling, an intergenerational art workshop, native dancers, Indigenous artisans offering their wares for purchase, a raffle, favorite foods served at Indigenous celebrations, and more…. All are welcome!
Program
10:00AM – Welcome, Opening of Native Artisan Tables
10:15AM-12:00PM – Indian Story Stick Project (children & youth, age 5-10, must be accompanied by an adult)
12:00PM – Traditional Indigenous food
1:00-1:45PM – Youth Smoke Dancers
2:15-2:45PM – Native American Storytelling
3:00PM – Drawing winners announced
Activities & lunch are free, but please pre-register for the Story Stick Workshop by calling the church office at 920-733-7393.
Appleton Public Library, 200 N Oneida St, Appletone
Join the Appleton Public Library and Reach Counseling for a special screening of Sisters Rising (2020), a story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States.
Following the film, audience members will hear from a panel of representatives from Reach Counseling and the Oneida Nation.
Film Synopsis: Native American women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault than all other American women. 1 in 3 Native women report having been raped during her lifetime, and 86% of the offenses are committed by non-Native men. These perpetrators exploit gaps in tribal jurisdictional authority and target Native women as ‘safe victims.’
Be sure to attend the annual InterTribal Pow Wow at Shattuck Park in Neenah. There will be drum groups, dancers, food, and other vendors. You will not want to miss this popular event!
First Congregational UCC Appleton’s Indigenous Peoples Allies Committee is excited to invite the Fox Valley community to its inaugural Indigenous celebration. This intergenerational event celebrates the living legacies of our local Indigenous communities. The program features traditional storytelling, an intergenerational art workshop, native dancers, Indigenous artisans offering their wares for purchase, a raffle, favorite foods served at Indigenous celebrations, and more…. All are welcome!
Join the Appleton Public Library and Reach Counseling for a special screening of 
