A course at UW-Milwaukee has left many students logging off of online lectures in tears. It is not over how hard it is, but rather the hard truth they are learning about Native American history.… Continue Reading »
‘Let’s take our daughters and dance’: How indigenous communities are showing solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Milwaukee
At the end of Margaret Noodin’s email signature, there are six sentences written twice — once in Ojibwe and once in English.… Continue Reading »
This Six-Year-Old Could Be Part Of A Revival Of The Ojibwe Language
Wren Gotts, 6, takes an online Ojibwe language class on her computer.… Continue Reading »
Volunteers Needed!
Nursing PhD student Jeneile Luebke is looking for volunteers to share their experiences involving partner violence for her dissertation study. All information is kept confidential. For the first phase of the study, Jeneile is focusing on women living in urban areas such as Milwaukee and the Green Bay/Fox cities area. … Continue Reading »
Professor Kimberly Blaeser recognized with 2020 Wisconsin Academy Fellows Award
Professor Kimberly Blaeser has been honored with the Wisconsin Academy Fellows Award, along with six other awardees. Recipients will receive their awards on April 17, 2020 at a celebration hosted by the Wisconsin Academy at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.… Continue Reading »
“For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving oversimplifies and idealizes a complicated and shameful part of history”
UWM students Austin Schuh, Billie Jack Parent, and Lacey Meyer, along with Margaret Noodin (Director of UWM’s Electa Quinney Institute) discussed with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel how Thanksgiving idealizes a complicated part of history.… Continue Reading »
Chris Cornelius interviewed by Metropolis Magazine about importance of Indigenous architecture
Associate Professor Chris Cornelius was interviewed by Metropolis Magazine, one of the premier architectural publications, to talk about the importance of Indigenous architecture. … Continue Reading »
Associate Professor Chris Cornelius recorded podcast discussing Native American culture
Associate Professor Chris Cornelius recorded a podcast with Dr. Samantha Majhor, a Marquette English professor, discussing Native American art, history and culture.… Continue Reading »
Electa Quinney Institute: NSF Grant
A press release of September 13, 2017 announces that the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant highlighting a partnership with two tribal colleges…… Continue Reading »
Internships: Real World Experience
The UWM Report article, “UWM students get real-world experience with internships,” reports that students benefit greatly when given real world experience through internships.
Read the UWM Report article… Continue Reading »