Cherokee Heritage Center – Bridge, Madalynne
Igorot Peoples’ Facebook Project – Spella, Grace
Indian Community School of Milwaukee – Kawak, Rita
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center – Chung, Kara
Lac du Flambeau Band & Walleye Wars – Sheeley, William
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Asserting Treaty Rights – Norman, Matthew
Ojibwe Tribal Youth Media – Krueger, Nicole
Red Lake Nation & Walleye Recovery Program – Sherman, Abby
Swinomish Nation & Skagit Rivershed – Mesner, Josh
Taos Pueblo – Mcginnity-Wake, August
Tohono O’odham Nation & the Gadsden Purchase – Krier, Sarah
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School – Fischer, Madeline
Diné People & the Peabody Mining Co – Panico, Daniel
Onondaga Nation Historical Markers Project – McBride, Gillian
Student Case Study Projects
Students’ presented case studies relevant to their final projects. By researching these events, students learned valuable lessons about historical efforts to collaborate with Tribes on environmental issues and conservation. Students incorporated these lessons into their project planning and communications with community partners.
Final Projects
Ho-Chunk capstone students’ final projects are available on the City of Monona Parks and Recreation website:
Culture & Conservation: Living Ho-Chunk History in Monona Parks
Looking forward for implementation of Ho-Chunk and student projects:
Woodland Park Signage: Monona Parks and Recreation Director Jake Anderson is working with his staff to incorporate student recommendations for signage in Woodland Park. As of February 2018, the signs are in production and not yet installed.
Cultural Resource Management: Ho-Chunk and student recommendations for cultural resource management will be considered for the 5 year improvement plan in Monona City Parks, based on City Council approval.
Cultural Curricula for Elementary School children: Monona Parks and Recreation Department will be incorporating the Mounds and Sovereignty curricula into Summer and After-School program in 2018.