Ho-Chunk News Articles
Ho-Chunk Nation helps restore prairie on former pow wow grounds
Daily Union, 11/14/11
Newly identified effigy mounds in the Town of Sumner were the focus of a gathering of Ho Chunk Nation officials, members of the Fort Atkinson High School Environmental Club, and Town of Sumner officials. The mounds were created about 1,000 years ago. The surrounding lands were once used as pow wow grounds through the end of the 1800’s.
Ho-Chunk Nation works with research center to restore land of Badger Army Ammunition Plant
The Eagle, 10/5/11
The Ho-Chunk Nation is proud to be a part of the effort to restore the prairie lands of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Ho-Chunk are working with the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service to identify and increase local prairie seed populations for use in establishing prairie and savanna within Badger.
Ho-Chunk Nation receives federal grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post Crescent, 9/16/11
The Ho-Chunk Nation received a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant will help the Wisconsin Native American communities help with housing and economic development for low-income families.
Federal grant will help restore homes in Ho-Chunk Indian Mission community
TMJ4, 8/24/11
The Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency in Tomah will receive $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to restore homes in Indian Mission community in Black River Falls. Twenty-one homes will receive new basement insulation and geothermal heat-pump systems to help decrease energy costs.
Ho-Chunk Nation Working to Save Dying Art: Basket Making
WSAW, 6/15/11
For the Ho-Chunk Nation, basket making has played an important role in their culture for hundreds of years.
Ho-Chunk taking care of mounds
Portage Daily Register, 6/7/11
The Ho-Chunk Nation is taking care of the Kingsley Bend mounds out of respect for the ancient people who made them and is working to expand it.
Ho-Chunk names new leader
LaCrosse Tribune, 6/9/11
Jon Greendeer has been elected as the new Ho-Chunk Nation president Greendeer was elected Tuesday by a 776-516 margin over opponent Greg Littlejohn. Greendeer will take over for current President Wildfrid Cleveland, who was elected to his first four-year term in 2007 and opted to not run again.
Stewards learned of Kingsley Bend mounds
Wisconsin Dells Event, 5/31/11
The Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River gathered at Kingsley Bend mounds last week to hear a talk about the effigy mounds from Rob Nurre, a historian and member of the Wisconsin Archeological Society, though not an archeologist.
NOW PLAYING: For a group of young Ho-Chunk filmmakers, movies are about having fun while learning to make a film in their native language
Portage Daily Register, 5/27/11
Their hands shot up in the air, each wanting to say something about their films. They are actors, writers, directors and producers - and some of them haven't even left junior high.
Ho-Chunk Nation ramping up conservation efforts
Jackson County Chronicle, 4/20/11
The Ho-Chunk Nation always has strived to implement conservation practices on its lands across the state, but a more concentrated push has surfaced over the last decade
Ho-Chunk Nation gets $600,000 federal grant
La Crosse Tribune, 4/4/11
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs has awarded a $600,000 Indian Community Development Block Grant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, which will match the grant with $150,000 in cash.
Wisconsin gets HUD tribal grants
Business Journal, 3/23/11
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday $1.2 million in grants to tribal communities in Wisconsin to improve or create housing or provide economic development opportunities for low- to moderate-income families.
Ho-Chunk warrior, Guard member promoted
WI Department of Military Affairs, 3/23/11
In a ceremony complete with ceremonial Native American raiment and music, a Ho-Chunk Nation warrior was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Wisconsin Army National Guard Saturday (March 19) at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison.
Tiger girls hockey more at home with new lockers
Jackson County Chronicle, 2/16/11
The Tigers have been rounding out their last few games of the season with rows of lockers lining the walls of their locker room at the Milt Lunda Memorial Arena thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Ho Chunk seek grant to expand Kingsley Bend
Wisconsin Dells Events, 2/8/11
The Ho-Chunk Nation has applied for a matching grant from the state's Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program in hopes to preserve and protect historic grounds in the town of Newport.
Nation donates to green school
Hocak Worak, 1/28/11
On January 12, Area I legislators Greg Blackdeer and Clarence Pettibone presented representatives of the Black River Falls School District a donation that will help enable the district to build a new Black River Falls Area Green School-BRAGS.
Ho-Chunk donate $24,400 to new 'green' education center
The Jackson Chronicle, 1/20/11
A new Black River Falls Outdoor Education Center will soon become a reality thanks to a large donation from the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Building a relationship: Ho-Chunk Nation a major sponsor of University of Wisconsin sports
Hocak Worak, 1/28/11
Throughout the fall and winter, the Ho-Chunk Nation is a major sponsor of Wisconsin Badgers sporting events.
The Nation’s BIA Roads Division helps bring communities together
Hocak Worak, 1/14/11
As part of the Nation’s commitment to be a good neighbor in the communities where its members live and work, the Nation’s BIA Roads Division works on projects designed to benefit those tribal members, the Nation’s infrastructure and the general public throughout a 14 county area in Wisconsin.
Three new Ford Fusion Hybrids arrive
Hocak Worak, 1/14/11
The Division of Transportation is on the track to a greener world. We have recently added 3 Ford Fusion Hybrids to the fleet. This is an effort to conserve the natural resources and preserve the environment.
Jackson County proposes land swap to expand forest
La Crosse Tribune, 1/4/11
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comments on a proposed four-way land swap that would allow the Ho-Chunk Nation to expand housing while adding land to two public forests in southern Jackson County.
Ho-Chunk shared gaming money will help bail out health department deficit
Jackson County Chronicle, 12/29/10
Jackson County will use about a fifth of the shared gaming money from the Ho-Chunk Nation to offset a $1 million deficit in its health department. The county board approved last week using $100,000 of the funds to counter the Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services shortfall this year. The county had about $129,000 left of the $472,000 it received from the Nation in the first year of the payment.
Ho-Chunk striving to preserve language
Jackson County Chronicle, 12/29/10
The Ho-Chunk Nation is continuing its efforts to preserve its sacred language for future generations. The Nation has been working collaboratively with the Black River Falls School District and three other area districts to offer Ho-Chunk language courses to students
Ho-Chunk wants Beloit casino
Beloit Daily News, 12/27/10
Officials say tribe involved in early planning stages of proposal Building a tribal casino in Beloit is very high on the Ho-Chunk Nation’s list of priorities, according to spokeswoman Anne Thundercloud. No timetable for that effort has been announced. In late October of last year, Ho-Chunk officials spent $4 million on 26 acres of land that had been intended as a key part of the St. Croix and Bad River Chippewa tribes’ Beloit casino site.
Ho-Chunk Nation to be highlighted on ‘Discover Wisconsin’ TV show
LaCrosse Tribune, 12/15/10
Area viewers will receive a glimpse into the history and culture of the Ho-Chunk Nation in an upcoming episode of “Discover Wisconsin.” The segment takes viewers along on a nation cultural tour, which provides information on the nation’s structure, history, heritage and culture. “It will generate more interest for the tours we provide and let people know it’s something we do offer,” said Anne Thundercloud, the nation’s public relations officer. “It’s for education, and it’s also a cultural experience for people because this brings them into our community.
Ho-Chunk development spurs wastewater treatment plant upgrade, expansion
Jackson County Chronicle, 12/1/10
Planned Ho-Chunk Nation expansion to its Black River Falls casino and new housing development is spurring a $10 million wastewater treatment plant project.
District bridging cultures through curriculum
Jackson County Chronicle, 12/1/10
The Black River Falls School District and Ho-Chunk Nation have been working together in efforts to seamlessly incorporate American Indian studies into the district's curriculum.
Wastewater treatment plan supports Ho-Chunk development
Jackson County Chronicle, 12/1/10
The Wazee Area Wastewater Commission has requested approval from the state Department of Natural Resources to upgrade and expand its existing wastewater treatment plant with an additional oxidation ditch treatment system.
Ho-Chunk Nation gives back to the community
Jackson County Chronicle, 11/17/10
The Ho-Chunk Nation’s Community Relations Committee recently made a $4,000 donation to Project Christmas of Jackson County.
First Ho-Chunk Nation police chief takes oath of office
The Tomah Journal, 9/27/10
The Ho-Chunk Nation's first police chief took his oath of office last Thursday n an event many said marks a new milestone in maintaining the Nation's sovereignty.
Ho-Chunk Nation Donates Trailer For Disaster Shelter
WTAQ, 6/10/10
Four counties in south central Wisconsin will benefit from a new trailer that will serve as a disaster shelter.
City, Ho-Chunk to restore park
La Crosse Tribune, 3/27/10
An engraved sign at Red Cloud Park acknowledges its Korean War hero namesake, but the educational opportunities at the North Side park soon could go well beyond a historical marker.
Ho-Chunk buy rejected Beloit casino site
The Business Journal, 11/2/09
The Ho-Chunk Nation has purchased property in Beloit that had previously been targeted for the development of an off-reservation casino by two northern Wisconsin tribes, opening the door for a potential casino development there.