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To learn more about Powwows:
This site answers frequently asked questions about powwows and provides a list of Midwest powwows to attend.
This site is from Twin Cities Public Television and provides information about several different dances, such as Men's Fancy Dance and Women's Jingle Dress Dance.
Created by high school students, this site is a resource on dancing, including information on powwow etiquette, terminology, dance styles, and more.
To learn more about Wisconsin Native American Tribes and Bands:
The Great Lakes Intertribal Council (GLITC) is a group of federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. This site supplies information about the council and links to other sites. It also provides brief overviews for each of the Wisconsin tribes and bands below:
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Band of Chippewa Indians
St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Forest County Potawatomi Tribe
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Ho-Chunk Nation
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
This site provides brief histories of many Native North American peoples, including these who live or lived in Wisconsin:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Mahican (Stockbridge-Munsee)
Menominee
Ojibwe
Ottawa
Potawatomi
Sauk and Fox
This map from the Bureau of Indian Affairs shows the locations of federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin. It lists contact information and some related links for each tribe.
This site gives information about the Brothertown Indians' history and efforts to achieve federal recognition.
The culture section of this site provides information on Ho-Chunk language and culture, as well as a historical time line.
A brief history of the Menominee people is told on this Web site.
The site includes a history of the band.
This Web site contains information about the Oneida Nation's history, culture, and government.
This site provides information on the history, culture, arts, genealogy, and current issues of the Potawatomi people around the Midwest.
A brief history of the Asakiwaki (Sauk) and Meshkwahkihaki/Meskwaki/Mesquakie (Fox) people is told.
To learn more about Native American cultures in North America:
A large collection of links to other Web sites on Native American language, art, literature, history, and more.
This site provides many useful maps (note copyright restrictions) and links. It is part of Paula Giese's site, listed above.
This site provides links to language sites from many Native American tribes.
A librarian at Arizona State University provides these guidelines.
This site from the American Indian Library Association includes guidelines for choosing books and a selected bibliography of books, recommended and not recommended.
A collection of links to articles on the culture of the Dakotas and Lakotas from the American Indian Cultural Research Center in South Dakota.
