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  • Celebrating Gratitude Through Indigenous Lenses: The AlterNative Giving
    It was a success! On November 19, 2025, the Electa Quinney Institute held their annual AlterNative Giving Meal. The purpose of the event is to come together as a community and reflect on gratitude through Indigenous lenses while enjoying native foods.  Inspired by the first public school teacher and Wisconsin’s Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans member, Electa Quinney, …
  • A New Chapter: EQI Library Opens in Holton Hall
    The Electa Quinney Institute (EQI) has recently acquired a new room in Holton Hall G79 where a collection of books is stored. The books came from a variety of people, including former EQI director Margaret Noodin in spring of 2023, and a collection already stored by the American Indian Student Center. In addition, there are …
  • Fire Circle Soup Brings Warmth, Community, and Connection to Campus
    On September 10th, over 80 students, staff, and community members gathered at the EQI Fire Circle for an afternoon of connection, storytelling, and shared nourishment at the Fire Circle Soup event—co-hosted by the American Indian Student Center and the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education.  The event featured two soups styled after the “Stone …
  • Honor for All: Celebrating Indigenous Student Achievements and Community Leadership
    On Saturday, April 28th, the American Indian Student Center and the Electa Quinney Institute came together with students, community members and staff for our annual “Honor for All” event to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Indigenous students from across campus. The gathering, held at the Orthopedic Hospital of Wisconsin (OHOW), honored over 20 undergraduate and …
  • The Importance of Indigenous Felt Knowledge Festival
    On October 24th, 2024, the Electa Quinney Institute (EQI) and American Indian Student Center (AISC) held their annual Indigenous Felt Knowledge Festival. The festival celebrates the idea of “felt knowledge,” which ascertains that the body carries knowledges and experiences that, as one student describes, “Can be shared without the constriction of time and colonial restrictions.” …
  • Indigenous Kinship & Responsibility Scholar Feature: Michael Claus Thiel
    Michael Claus Thiel, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and a senior kinesiology student at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), graduated at the end of the fall 2024 semester. An Indigenous Kinship and Responsibility (K&R) Scholar since Fall of 2023, Michael recently shared his experiences in the program during an …
  • Restoring Relationships: An Internship Experience in Land Revitalization with EQI & MMSD
    Students, EQI faculty/staff, and MMSD staff who were involved in An Internship Experience in Land Revitalization In the summer of 2024, the Electa Quinney Institute (EQI) and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) partnered up to help revitalize the land on some of the MMSD Green Seems parcels. The land parcels were primarily old agricultural …

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