The Historic Indian Agency House of Portage is hosting a 4-part speaker series exploring the Ho-Chunk experience in this area. The series\, entitled &ldquo\;Their Side of the Story: The Ho-Chunk at the Portage\,&rdquo\; consists of one lecture a month from June to September. Each lecture\, held on the last Tuesday of each month\, will focus on a different aspect of Ho-Chunk history and culture. \;
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The second installment of the series will take place Tuesday\, July 27 at 6:30PM. At this time\, Ho-Chunk Tribal Preservation Officer William Quackenbush will present &ldquo\;The Ho-Chunk People of Today.&rdquo\; Quackenbush will share an inside perspective of the over three hundred years of hardship endured by the Ho-Chunk\, their triumphant struggle to remain in their ancestral homelands\, and the many integral roles the Ho-Chunk play in today&rsquo\;s society. He will also touch on the long-overdue 20th-century legal recognition of the Ho-Chunk by the United States government\, as well as the Ho-Chunk Casino and other modern developments as steps towards sustained tribal viability.
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The museum and visitor&rsquo\;s center exhibits\, always free to the public\, will be open 5PM until the lecture begins\, and a guided tour of the Historic Indian Agency House itself will also be offered immediately prior to the lecture\, at 5:30PM\, for a minimal fee. \;Light refreshments will be provided for lecture guests.
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Each installment of this speaker series is free and made possible by a generous grant from the Great Circle Foundation\, Inc. of East Northport\, New York.