Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal

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Dr. Patty Loew

Join us for an engaging talk with Dr. Patty Loew as she revisits her groundbreaking work, Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal, in anticipation of its third edition, expected in 2026. This influential book delves into the rich histories and contemporary experiences of Wisconsin’s Native American tribes through a multidisciplinary lens—blending Indigenous sources, oral traditions, and historical research. Be among the first 50 to register and receive a free copy of the latest edition of this celebrated text.

About the Speaker

Dr. Patty Loew is an author, journalist, and Professor Emerita in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the inaugural director of the University’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. Dr. Loew has a long career in media as a broadcast journalist and documentary producer and in public and commercial television including the film Way of the Warrior, which aired nationally on PBS in 2007 and 2011. She is a citizen of Mashkiiziibii (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) and the author of four books: Native People of Wisconsin, which is used by 20,000 Wisconsin school children as a social studies textbook; Teachers Guide to Native People of Wisconsin; Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal; and Seventh Generation Earth Ethics, a collection of biographies of Native American environmental leaders.

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