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All in Native American Art
Held during the opening weekend of Fermentation Fest’s Farm/Art Dtour in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the Native American Art Marketplace featured authentic Native art, crafts, and food, October 5th and 6th.
Having spent years learning sort as an understudy of the late Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) artist and sculptor Harry Whitehorse, Gene Delcourt is determined to make sure that Whitehorse’s work and life are never forgotten. Delcourt, half Abenaki and half Filipino, is a wood sculptor who developed the idea for an annual event to honor and memorialize Whitehorse’s life and impact on the art community worldwide.
For Toby Lee and Joan Greendeer-Lee, practicing forest management in the Coon Creek Watershed is all about creating thriving woodlands for the next generation. Greendeer-Lee and Lee are looking forward to sharing more about their forestry practices as hosts of the Coon Creek Community Watershed Council’s first field visit of Summer 2024, which they will hold on their Coon Valley tree farm June 5th.
Many have served our country in the military, whether volunteering or having been drafted. When people join the military, all take a sacred oath giving themselves to the service of the country becoming GIs (Government Issue). Not to be cliché, all gave some, but some gave all.
The timing couldn’t have been better for Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk)/White Earth Ojibwe artist Christopher Sweet, as November is National Native American Heritage month.
When people stop by our farm on their way to Wildcat Mountain State Park or the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, they are often in awe of the beauty.
With the unofficial end of Summer in the Dells marked by Labor Day, if you went to any number of eating venues, there is a good chance you caught musician Marc LaMere jamming out.
Every musician has a story, as we all do. It’s interesting to learn where they came from, about their childhood, and what led them to become a musician.
As an art lover, you may be constantly on the lookout for new and exciting talent to discover. Emerging artists are often the driving force behind fresh and innovative works of art, and supporting them can be a rewarding experience for both the artist and the patron.
On May 5th, a couple hundred people gathered in Burns Park across the street from the Ni Tani Hocira (Three Rivers House) Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) Nation La Crosse Branch Office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for the second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) 5k run/walk.
The Dream Catcher has its origin with the Ojibwe tribe, although it has been adapted into other tribes.
As a part of the annual Sauk Prairie Eagle Watching days, the Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society again welcomed Art Shegonee. Shegonee, a Menominee and Potawatomi activist, dance artist, and educator, has served as an ambassador to Wisconsin Indian Summer that used to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
