tribes

WEAC President Stan Johnson speaks at a meeting of the Great Lakes Intertribal Council in Milwaukee Thursday (September 8, 2005). Johnson said he wanted to "reach out a hand to build a better coalition" between educators and representatives of the state's Indian community. He said such a long-term relationship would help teachers develop a better understanding of Indian culture in Wisconsin and incorporate that into their classrooms.

Ada Deer, the former U.S. deputy of Indian Affairs who is now the director of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, urged Johnson and WEAC to help make sure schools are fulfilling the requirements of the state's 1989 Act 31 law requiring the study of Wisconsin Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty in public schools.

Johnson and tribal representatives agreed to meet in the future.

Posted September 9, 2005

SHARE YOUR PHOTOS!

Here we post photos that you send us. They can be photos of members participating in organizational activities or photos of "Great Educational Moments" from the classroom and beyond.

Please send your digital or scanned photos as an e-mail attachment to Bill Hurley, OnWEAC Editor, at:

hurleyb@weac.org

The preferred file format is jpg. Please include cutline information. If you include identifiable photos of children, please check with the principal's office to verify that their parents have signed photo release forms, and let us know that you have checked.

We look forward to sharing your photos with other OnWEAC users.

Return to Share Your Photos Page