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Hintz, Martin

Summary: "Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, [this book] shows you the Badger State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed-- from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds and unusual locales. So if you've "been there, done that"...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2018

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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Summary: Originally prepared for and delivered at a 1978 workshop about the resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the four essays in this pamphlet provide a series of guides to the archives, maps, printed materials, and other sources of genealogical data located in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. All four essays were written by staff members of the society. James L. Hansen...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1979

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1

Ruoff, A. LaVonne Brown.

Summary: Examines the history, evolution, and culture of the American Indians, discussing both oral and written literature.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 RUO

Lambert, Valerie

Summary: "This work provides an essential national-level look at an intriguing and impactful form of Indigenous resistance. It describes, in great detail, the continuing assaults made on Native peoples and tribal sovereignty in the United States during the twenty-first century, and it sketches the visions of the future that Indians at the BIA and in Indian Country have been crafting for themselves"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.897 LAM

Summary: Inhabiting a shrinking pocket of rainforest in Paraguay's Eastern Canindeyu Region, the Ache are one of South America's last hunter-gatherer societies-and in imminent danger of cultural extinction. This program presents an intimate portrait of the Ache in their natural habitat, focusing on the Gatu tribal group. Sequences filmed during extensive stays with the tribe reveal their customs and...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009

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McGovern, Ann.

Summary: Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians, their clothing, food, games, and customs before and after the coming of the white man.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1992

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MCG

Pevar, Stephen L.

Summary: "Federal Indian Law encompasses nearly 400 Indian treaties, hundreds of federal statutes, and thousands of court decisions. When the first edition of The Rights of Indians and Tribes was published in 1983, it firmly established itself as the only book explaining Federal Indian Law in a clear and easy-to-understand way for students and practitioners of Indian law, tribal advocates, government...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 PEV

Huhti, Thomas

Summary: "From majestic forests and verdant farms to rushing rivers and tranquil lakes, experience the Badger State's classic Midwestern charm with Moon Wisconsin"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.75 WIS

Tieck, Sarah

Summary: Presents basic information about Wisconsin, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.5 TIE

Jacobs, Wilbur R.

Contents: Indian-white contact: background. The white man's frontier in American history: the impact upon the land and the Indian -- Unsavory sidelights on Colonial trade -- Wampum and the protocol of treaty-making -- White gift-giving: French skills in managing the Indians -- Indian-white contact: frontier conflicts. -- British Indian-white relations: Edmond Atkin's scheme for imperial control -- A...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1985

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 JAC

Pevar, Stephen L.

Contents: 1. A history of federal Indian policy -- 2. Definitions: Indian, Indian tribe, Indian country, and Indian title -- 3. The trust responsibility -- 4. Indian treaties -- 5. Federal power over Indian affairs -- 6. Tribal self-government -- 7. State power over Indian affairs -- 8. Criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country -- 9. Civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- 10. Taxation -- 11. Indian...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.08 PEV

Contents: Introduction : deep focus / Geoffrey Cocks, James Diedrick, Glenn Perusek -- The written word and the very visual Stanley Kubrick / Vincent LoBrutto -- Writing The shining / Diane Johnson -- The pumpkinification of Stanley K. / Frederic Raphael -- Kubrick's armies : strategy, hierarchy, and motive in the war films of Stanley Kubrick / Glenn Perusek -- Subjected wills : the anti-humanism of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Wisconsin Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 DEP

Society of Indiana Pioneers

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Society of Indiana Pioneers. 1900

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3772 SOC 2010/11

Bierhorst, John.

Summary: Over forty cultures are represented by sixty-four selected myths and tales.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1992

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Native Bierhorst

Allen, Terese.

Contents: Flavors from the forests -- Hunting -- Searching for and gathering food -- Maple sugaring -- Other flavors in the woods -- Recipes -- Flavors from waters and wetlands -- Fish -- Waterfowl and freshwater animals -- Wild rice -- Cranberries -- Recipes -- Flavors from fields and orchards -- When wheat was king of the crops -- Many farms, many crops, better soil -- Colorful orchards -- Buying,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Food Allen

Cleland, Charles E.

Contents: The treaty -- The foundations of treaty making -- The invention of Euro-American and Indian treaty making -- Treaties and American law -- The treaties of 1836 and 1855 -- United States v. Michigan / by Bruce R. Greene -- United States v. Michigan / by Marc Slonim -- The treaties of St. Peters (1837) and La Pointe -- Lac Courte Oreilles band v. Wisconsin / by Kathryn L. Tierney -- Milles Lacs...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.77 CLE

Summary: Indiana Jones, an archeologist, embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Accompanied by his fiesty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood, Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2003

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE IND

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD IND

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IND

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF In

Summary: This original, eight-part series on four volumes, documents the history of American Indian achievement, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of American Indians that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 HIS

General Society of Mayflower Descendants

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1977

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3772 May

Summary: Stories of the men who built the Midwest, with descriptions and histories of the shores, the woods and lakes, rolling farmland, the rise of the great metropolises of Chicago and Minneapolis.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Castle 1986

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 TAL

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977 TAL

Crytzer, Brady.

Summary: Through the life of Guyasuta, one of the period's most influential figures, the book traces how American Indians were affected by the wars leading to American Independence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CRY

Orchard, William C.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1975

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 ORC

Prevost, Toni Jollay.

Contents: V. 1. In Wisconsin and elsewhere -- v. 2. In Ontario and Quebec, Canada -- v. 3. Indians from New York.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1995

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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.371 PREVOST VOL. ONE
Call number: R-GEN 929.371 PREVOST VOL. TWO

Banks, Lynne Reid

Summary: A year after he sends his Indian friend, Little Bear, back into the magic cupboard, Omri decides to bring him back only to find that he is close to death and in need of help. Sequel to "The Indian in the Cupboard."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1986

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAN

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