The Ways is a collection of language and culture stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes that explores traditional ways, and those of today. The series supports educators in meeting the requirements of Wisconsin Act 31.
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Waadookodaadiing educators integrate sugaring traditions for Ojibwe language learning. (4m 47s)
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Mark Antonio Daniels Jr. of the Forest County Potawatomi continues a boxing tradition. (4m 32s)
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Jason Bisonette of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe spearfishes. (4m 48s)
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Fred Ackley Jr. of the Sogaogon Chippewa Community of Mole Lake harvests wild rice. (4m 25s)
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Dylan Jennings of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa gives insight into powwows. (4m 46s)
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Ron Corn Jr. hopes his daughter will be a first-language Menominee speaker. (5m 8s)
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Arlene Thunder Blackdeer teaches Ho-Chunk Nation traditional knowledge and culture. (5m 28s)
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The Petersons are part of a long tradition of commercial fishing in Lake Superior. (3m 51s)
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Jessica House of the Oneida Nation leads the high school basketball team by example. (3m 22s)
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Greg Johnson of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa honors traditional ways. (5m 21s)
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A Stockbridge-Munsee elder reflects on healing from trauma and caring for others. (5m 9s)
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Tall Paul of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe raps about language and Native identity. (4m 2s)
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