Ryan Winn

JFK’s 1960 bid for president goes through area

Published by kjpasson on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 6:45am

John F. Kennedy was trying to do something that no one had ever done before. The Massachusetts senator sought to win state primaries with the ultimate aim of upending the entrenched system of party kingmakers choosing their presidential nominee in the backrooms of conventions. In the spring of 1960, Kennedy knew that it was Wisconsin voters who would decide if his play for the Democratic Party’s nomination for highest office in the United States would work.

Watch your language on CMN video series

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 09/10/2024 - 11:15am

College of Menominee Nation’s “Let’s All Speak the Language” video series entered its second phase this month. Through partnerships with MenominiYou and Speak Mahican, the first iteration of the multi-year project shared some classroom conversational words in both the Menominee and Mahican languages. This academic year, the series will offer learners a chance to master conversational terms in Oneida and Ojibwe.

CMN launches online courses with purpose

Published by admin on Fri, 08/02/2024 - 4:01pm

College of Menominee Nation President Christopher Caldwell said: “The charter for the college states that we are to serve Menominee people. It doesn’t just say to just educate those Menominee who live on the reservation.”

This fall, CMN furthers this mission by offering online courses to anyone who wishes to learn.

Climate action not optional in the world

Published by admin on Fri, 07/05/2024 - 6:44pm

Reporting on an event is a weighty responsibility. As a monthly columnist, I’m thrilled to highlight some of the important stories that people from throughout Northeast Wisconsin may have missed. As an academic trained to scour media archives, I know all too well the truism that newspapers are the first draft of history. I appreciate what a single story can offer a community, recognizing that I best get it right.

IPSI takes look at land-centered learning

Published by admin on Fri, 06/07/2024 - 11:48am

According to Jennifer Gauthier, it’s all about the “ahkēw, the land.” The director of College of Menominee Nation’s Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) said: “That’s why we’re all here.”

The specific “here” claimed was the Indigenous Planning Summer Institute (IPSI), which was held on the CMN campus the first week of June.

Shingler retires from education — again

Published by admin on Mon, 05/20/2024 - 10:36am

Kenneth Shingler has made a lot of life-changing decisions.

For 58 years, he has steered area high school and college students along their educational journeys. The time has come for Shingler to officially call it a career.

Pageants an old tradition made new again

Published by admin on Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:43am

The Menominee word mamātāweqtan covers a range of performance arts. It can be translated as an “exhibition, circus, (or) theatrical performance.” The word begins to capture some of the storied history of Menominee tourism to the famed Woodland Bowl.

CMN students do well at Minnesota conference

Published by admin on Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:49pm

The word kenāēheqtam can be stated of any of the nine College of Menominee Nation students who competed at the tribal college conference last month. In English, the compliment translates as, “You did good” or “You are skilled.”

Menominee Clans website returning to CMN

Published by admin on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 3:33pm

The Menominee Clans website is coming home. Since the early 2000s, the original iteration of the site has resided on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s servers. On March 22, the public is invited to College of Menominee Nation to witness the relaunching celebration of the updated site under the care of CMN.

Indigenous voices hold key to rediscovering culture

Published by admin on Fri, 02/02/2024 - 4:53pm

According to Dr. Carol Cornelius, the Oneida word Ongwehoweh translates to “The Real People — Most Indigenous nations have a word that describes them as the original, the Indigenous people of the land.”

It’s those original people who inspired Cornelius to write her latest book, “A History of Wisconsin Indigenous Voices: Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown Interactions in the Removal Era.” She will discuss the text and the 1800s treaty era it covers during her Feb. 20 book event at the College of Menominee Nation’s Green Bay/Oneida campus.