Native American

Evan Larson, a fire ecologist at UW-Platteville, says the spark has been ignited for a return to cultural prescribed burns. This centuries-old Indigenous practice once helped red pine and blueberries flourish along Lake Superior.

Twenty Wisconsin school districts located on tribal lands that collectively enroll more than 21,000 students have not received routine federal funding for operations, including teacher salaries.  The federal government issued […]

For former state archaeologist Robert Birmingham, the mound landscapes are a “spectacular phenomenon” unique to the region — a piece of ancient history that still matters today.

In a historic moment, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have completed the first known land transfer nationwide from a Catholic institution to a tribal nation in the name of reparations.

Environmental groups argue a federal permit issued for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute is unlawful due to an ongoing legal challenge. Labor unions and business groups hailed the approval.

For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish.

The city’s broadband manager says ConnectSuperior has already seen a 10 percent uptake in the first two months of service.

Canadian mining company GreenLight Metals announced Monday that early drilling results confirm the presence of significant copper and gold at the Bend deposit in northern Wisconsin.

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Superior Fire Department this month are planning a cultural prescribed burn on the spit of land jutting out into Lake Superior. Called Ishkode, which means “good fire” in Ojibwe, the burn will clear invasive species, return nutrients to the soil and help native plants…

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