Menominee

Oshkosh becomes necessary to fully grasp the duplicity of his character. Born in 1795, Chief Oshkosh grew up in a tumultuous period in Menominee history. The Menominees had been entrenched in battles before with rival tribes such as the Winnebago and Chippewa, but American encroachment on land increased the frequency of these clashes. While the Menominee Nation remained officially neutral in the War of 1812, a 19-year-old Chief Oshkosh fought alongside other great Native American resistance fighters such as Tomah, White Elk, and Tecumseh against the United States. But Chief Oshkosh the Brave would soon transition from a warrior to a leader.…

I knew something bad was happening when Chief Menominee told us that we were not signing any treaties with the white people. I didn’t understand why he wouldn’t have wanted us to be peaceful with them. I hadn’t heard anything of the other tribes that had been taken away from their homes. I also didn’t understand why the white men wanted to do this to us, but now it all makes sense. Because Menominee was making us refuse to sign any treaties, Governor David Wallace had to send people to force us…

unique legal and political relationship with the federal government and it’s treated as a self-government (National Congress of American Indians, 2016). Menominee tribe located in northeast corner of Wisconsin. Today there are 7000 Menominee Indians live in Wisconsin, Original Menominee Indians people lived in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Menominee Indians’ population is not a large tribe but merged some other tribes, was trapped even before Europeans settled in United Status regarding those…

possessed no ‘legitimate culture’ of their own?” (First Americans, 524) Ishi’s story is the tale of a people lost in time. Driven into hiding by the callous disregard white settlers had for the Native Americans. Ishi taught Professor Kroeber his language and taught him about his tribe’s culture. He recounted his passage into adulthood as a hunter for his tribe and the trials he under took to survive in a rapidly shrinking world. Ishi’s life ended among whites, but he gave more than he received.…

Through the many statues commissioned by Col. John Hicks and the pamphlet that he directed and wrote (published posthumously), civilians glean a better understanding of the city’s purpose in erecting a Chief Oshkosh monument. Rather than working with Menominee tribal leaders to determine the best public monument to honor Chief Oshkosh’s life and Menominee history, Chief Oshkosh’s story becomes a conduit for a movement that prioritizes beautifying public spaces rather than educating the public.…

the late 1400s, there were thousands of vital communities speaking their own languages and practicing their own cultures already here. That fateful day marked the beginning of a tragic decline in Native American cultures through the introduction of disease, systematic genocide and government efforts to subjugate and even eradicate the indigenous peoples in this country. These actions were largely motivated by the greed and religious fervor of the invaders, and were designed to take over the rich…

Both Gaia theory and Indigenous cosmologies are synthesized on the idea of perceiving the Earth as a living organism, and treating it as one. Menominee Natives believe that nature has its own voice, natural gestures and sounds such as the wind blowing through the trees, a crow cawing, and the pounding of the ocean are often perceived as forms of planetary communication. They also believe their own vocalization as part of nature’s expressiveness, and so they practice with chants and ceremonies…

The trial of Chief Oshkosh for the murder of Pawnee tribe member Okeguay due to a Menominee tradition of retaliation executions served less as an execution of justice and more as a drawn-out legal proceeding with no direct consequences and massive legal ramifications. This actual intention behind the trial becomes clear through the actions and statements of Judge James D. Doty. Baird records that upon his motion for final judgment in light of the conviction, “the Judge gave, at length, an…

Council passed Tribal Council Resolution H-113-12 by unanimous vote to formally oppose the proposed “Grand Canyon Escalade” project.” This displays the sovereign tribe to sovereign tribe relationship between the Navajo and Hopi. In the book Blood Struggle by legal scholar Charles F. Wilkinson, a similar story to this one is written concerning the Menominee tribe. Wilkinson’s rhetoric of pro-tribal sovereignty shines through his book and it is noteworthy that his writing is not completely…

Lights) work?) “Researchers have found that the auroral activity is cyclic, and happens nearly every 11 years.” (Aurora Borealis facts, information)But if you want to go see the lights and do not wish to wait those 11 years, you can go to the northern hemisphere in the winter since that seems to be the best time to see some really amazing lights. There are many legends of the lights, in the medieval times, when people saw the “Aurora Borealis it was usually seen as harbingers of war or famine.”…