Tuesday Jul 27, 2010
Historic Indian Agency House, east of Portage, off Hwy 33, down Rustic Road 69. FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Destinee Udelhoven, Director 608-742-6362Date and Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
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''Their Side of the Story: The Ho-Chunk at the Portage'' Lecture 2 of 4
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 “Their Side of the Story: The Ho-Chunk at the Portage,” 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.
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 “The Ho-Chunk People of Today.” 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’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.
The museum and visitor’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.
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.
''Their Side of the Story: The Ho-Chu...
Tuesday, July 27 at 6:30PM