The tribe's language was almost lost due to White settlers. Teaching it has led to new appreciation for its connection to all that is around us.

While much of the Indigenous language revitalization happening today is with the academics in universities, a new campus being built on the Menominee Reservation is aiming to bring language fluency ...

The first time Angela Fernandez heard words in Menominee, they came from the mouth of her teacher, Rose Wayka, in her Menominee language class at Keshena Primary School. “The first word I remember in ...

KESHENA - When Ron Corn Sr. graduated high school in 1977, he said he was among the last generation of Indigenous children Wisconsin schools actively tried to assimilate into non-Native culture. “I ...

KESHENA, Wis. (WBAY) - The state Department of Transportation is installing the first dual-language highways signs in the native language of the Menominee Indian Tribe in Wisconsin. A ceremony ...

The Menominee Nation signed an agreement with the state of Wisconsin formally ending assimilation in schools Monday. Menominee Nation chairman Ronald Corn Sr. and state superintendent of the Wisconsin ...

Governor Tony Evers attended the ceremony at Menominee Casino Resort in Keshena. “The Menominee Nation, standing alongside our ancestors, are very pleased with the dual-language signs created for our ...

MENOMINEE INDIAN RESERVATION, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the WisDOT, today unveiled new dual-language signs for placement on state ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- The Building for Kids Children's Museum in downtown Appleton is kickstarting Native American Heritage Month with a brand new interactive art installation. Museum officials held a ...

A Menominee "phenology" trail labels plants in three languages. At the College of the Menominee Nation in Keshena, a "phenology" trail identifies plants by common, scientific and Menominee names.

A rendering of the Wāqsecewan Language Campus to be completed by the summer of 2024. While much of the Indigenous language revitalization happening today is with the academics in universities, a new ...