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against the Dakota Access Pipeline, there are many other tribes also struggling to protect their native ancestral sites and cultural resources throughout the United States that are going unnoticed. One such tribe is the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. This tribe is attempting to stop Aquila Resources’ Back Forty Project which would create a mine alongside and under the treasured Menominee River. This open pit gold, zinc, and copper mine would destroy burial grounds, former raised garden beds

the Michigan and Wisconsin border. This project is said to begin around 2020 and created concern for some people. The Aquila Resources Inc. is the company behind this proposal, and they said “it will invest more than $300 million to extract gold, zinc, copper and silver along the Menominee River” (Bergquist, 2016). The Menominee river is part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan. The mine will have large effects on the environment and economy for Lake Michigan and Wisconsin. The next paragraphs

Experience at Carroll University Coming to Carroll has been one of the most challenging things I have ever done, other than the fact that the Milwaukee and Waukesha area is one of the most segregated areas in the United States, there are plenty of other factors that have made this my most demanding endeavor. But Regardless of the countless awkward moments and borderline racist encounters, I am proud to say I have finally begun to understand the American culture. Let’s get started with a quick intro

1661 – The first missionary to arrive in Wisconsin was Father Rene Menard, a French Jesuit. He attempted but failed to establish a mission at Chequamegon Bay. 1665 – French Jesuit Father Claude Allouez successfully founded the mission of St. Esprit at La Pointe, the first chapel in Wisconsin. The Jesuits would go on to establish other missions throughout the state in the years ahead in an attempt to evangelize the Indians. The letters the Jesuit fathers sent back to Quebec and France provide

Pressed up against people, strangers no less, and moving as if you are one body in 80 degree heat with over seventy percent humidity doesn’t seem like a whole lot of fun; however, there are certain things that make it worth the uncomfortableness of the situation. There is such diversity of people, foods, and sounds that it makes everything more interesting and bearable. The beautiful colors and smells of summer are coupled with the beauty of people and smells of delicious, diverse foods. The fresh

Milwaukee has had a long history dealing with light rail. From the 1890’s when streetcars were the main way of transportations, to the trackless trolleys and highways built in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The city of Milwaukee went through many ways of trying to get people around the city and the county. By looking back, we can tell that a couple of major obstacles prevented Milwaukee from reinstalling light rail in the 1990’s. One of those main obstacles was the opposition from certain leaders in the

La Follette My name is Robert Marion La Follette and I was born in Primrose, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1855. I worked as a farm laborer in a rural environment and entered the University of Wisconsin in 1875. I began my political career as a county district attorney in 1880 and later I was elected into Congress in 1884. I was defeated for reelection to Congress in 1890 after three terms so I returned to Madison, Wisconsin and practiced law. It was in 1891 when I began my fight against corporate powers

Senator Joseph McCarthy was born on November 15, 1908, in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. Joseph attended Marquette University after completing the Little Wolf High School’s 4 year curriculum in just nine months. While at Marquette he practiced law and became the president of his law school class. After gaining his law degree in 1935, he joined a firm in Shawano and became partner in just 2 years. McCarthy’s first attempt at public office was Shawano District Attorney as a Democrat in 1936, but he failed

Black Hawk: Not Only a Good Warrior But a Leader “A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires others with confidence in themselves” (unknown). Black Hawk’s actions throughout his life time proved his ability to be a great leader. He involved himself in many great feats that would attract many followers to him for instance, becoming a warrior at the early age of fifteen and beyond that being successful in heading up many other attack expeditions at a very young

employers such as NewPage Corporation, Skyward, Roundy’s Corporation, and Worzalla Publishing. Being that there are plenty of businesses you would not think that the poverty rate would be high but the reality is that 10.88% make less than $10,000/year (Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, 2015, figure 8). To help with the lower income and oppressed individuals Stevens Point has opened up the Hope Center which is ran by the Salvation Army. The hope center is not only a place for people to stay warm