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The first known inhabitants of Wisconsin were the Paleo-Indians. They lived as hunters and gatherers between 10,000 and 6500 BCE. They hunted wooly mammoth, mastodon and bison.
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A map showing the location of Indian settlements in...
- Map or Atlas
A map showing the location of Indian settlements in Wisconsin, indicating the settlements of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, at St. Croix, Lac Courte Oreilles, Red Cliff, Bad River, Lac du Flambeau, and Mole Lake, and settlements of the Potawatomi, Menominee, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Winnebago, or Ho-Chunk are shown. The map also shows the counties in ...
There are approximately 200 modern reference maps available of basic cultural and geographical data about Wisconsin and its history. The maps are primarily intended for teachers, students, and others needing answers to simple questions such as: Where were Wisconsin's Indian tribes when the first white explorers arrived?
1700’s The Ojibwe inhabit an island referred to Moningwanekaaning (flicker bird) this is now known today as Madeline Island, among the Apostle Islands in the northern tip of Wisconsin. In 1745 Chief Keeshkemun settles his band of Ojibwe in the area known today as “Lac du Flambeau” a French word in reference to Lake of the Torches.
The first known inhabitants of what is now Wisconsin were Paleo-Indians, who first arrived in the region in about 10,000 BC at the end of the Ice Age. The retreating glaciers left behind a tundra in Wisconsin inhabited by large animals, such as mammoths, mastodons, bison, giant beaver, and muskox.
Course Description. History of Wisconsin Indians will examine the experience of the Native Peoples of Wisconsin with respect to their cultures. Properly stated, this is class pursues Ethnothistory - using the cultural framework of Native Communities themselves to interpret the historical record.
Native People of Wisconsin explores the Native Nations in Wisconsin, including their histories and cultural traditions. Readers will use the text’s maps, illustrations, and photographs to investigate how rapid change like the arrival of Europeans impacted Native culture.
