Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa

On May 5th, local tribal communities gathered to raise awareness and call for an end to violence against indigenous people.

Before the ice moved in, the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community and Wisconsin DNR staff spread more than 400 pounds of wild rice seed on Spur Lake in Oneida County. Part of the strategy with this year’s seeding was how to best protect against waterfowl.

The Sokaogon Chippewa Community will receive $900,000.

Some day, the Sokaogon Chippewa Community hopes to have a full list of all Tribal children forcibly taken to Indian boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Walleyes no longer appear to be naturally reproducing in Crescent Lake in Oneida County.As WXPR previously reported, state and Tribal agencies are holding a meeting Tuesday, June 4 to discuss rehabilitation options.

Wild rice is starting to return to Spur Lake in Oneida County.In the late 90s, early 2000s wild rice on the lake started disappearing until it was gone altogether.

Native women, girls, and two spirit people are being killed and hurt at extraordinarily high rates.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland appointed Chairman Robert VanZile to the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science.

WXPR’s Katie Thoresen spoke with Jeff Crawford who helped the tribes stop the mining operation and protect the land. Listen to the interview above.

Madison Ackley, at 18 years old, is on pace to become the youngest graduate the university has seen in the last 40 years