@RepMarkPocan (D, WI) Today, Wisconsin celebrates #IndigenousPeoplesDay -- an acknowledgement of Native & Indigenous

@RepMarkPocan
Today, Wisconsin celebrates #IndigenousPeoplesDay — an acknowledgement of Native & Indigenous communities’ continued resilience despite centuries of exploitation & genocide.

We can never erase their history or our country's part in it.

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Wisconsin is home to 12 Native American Tribes and Bands:

#Wisconsin declared the second Monday in October to be #IndigenousPeoplesDay for those reasons in 2019, when @GovTonyEvers signed Executive Order #50 in Franklin.

https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/News/Indigenou

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Monday, October 14 — is a time to reflect on Native cultures and historie
Saturday, October 12, 2024

The 2024 logo for Indigenous Peoples' Day at MPS.Monday, October 14, is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day to recognize the resilience of First Nations and to reaffirm the significance of their Tribal sovereignty, cultures, and histories.

Wisconsin declared the second Monday in October to be Indigenous Peoples’ Day for those reasons in 2019, when Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #50 in Franklin. In September 2020, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors passed its own resolution declaring the second Monday of October to be Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Milwaukee Public Schools.

Wisconsin is home to 12 Native American Tribes and Bands:

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Forest County Potawatomi

Ho-Chunk Nation

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Oneida Nation

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Mole Lake (Sokaogon Chippewa Community) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Saint Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians

Brothertown Indian Nation

In 1989, Wisconsin Act 31 said public schools must teach students about First Nations in Wisconsin. Wisconsin schools and educators are encouraged to take Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an opportunity to teach students about the importance of Native histories, cultures, and Tribal sovereignty. .........................