Native American News

Tribal members across Northern Wisconsin wore red Thursday to raise awareness about missing and murdered indigenous women. May 5 marks a National Day of Awareness for that issue.

Management of a Wisconsin park listed on the National Register of Historic Places has been returned to the state in hopes of better preserving more than two dozen Native American effigy mounds.

Darren Thompson's talent has made him sought after, including by the music director from the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is including indigenous place names in its materials and education.

Hundreds of geographic features and landmarks in the United States will soon have new names, including 28 sites in Wisconsin. Those sites currently hold the name of a derogatory term for indigenous women.

Federal officials are looking for suggestions from the public on new monikers for nearly 30 geographic features in Wisconsin with names they've declared derogatory to American Indians.

Two major grants from the state are helping the Forest County Potawatomi Community make major investments in the area.

Six songs written by Lac du Flambeau tribal members are finalists for the Native American Music Awards. That's the most nominations the Lac du Flambeau tribe has received in a single year.

The Lac du Flambeau Public Library is hosting story times to provide a space for people to share stories in the oral tradition or read aloud from books written by indigenous authors.

Michigan, Tribal Nations and environmental groups are fighting Canadian company Enbridge Energy over the continued operation of Line 5. New research from Environmental Defence Canada shows there are alternatives to continuing to operate the pipeline, despite claims from Enbridge that it would disrupt the Canadian national economy.