Most Wisconsin history books begin their narrative with the arrival of French explorer Jean Nicolet at what is now Green Bay in 1634. By the time of Nicolet’s landing, however, […]
Recovering Indigenous Agriculture
In November of 1621, so the story goes, the Wapanoags shared a harvest feast with the English colonists of the Plymouth Plantation in what is now the state of Massachusetts. […]
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin
More mounds were built by American Indians in Wisconsin than any other region of North America – between 15,000 and 20,000, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Robert Birmingham […]