The Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire depicts the people, places and events that shaped the Chippewa Valley and features award-winning exhibits about the Ojibwe people, Native American inhabitants of Wisconsin.
Wa Swa Goning Village, which means "the place where they spear fish by torchlight," is a 20-acre re-creation of a 17th century Ojibwe village on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation. Guided walking tours take visitors back in time to when the Ojibwe built wigwams, made birch bark baskets, used bows, arrows and spears, and migrated as the seasons changed, surviving on materials found in Wisconsin's Great Northwoods.
Early life for Native Americans is also told by costumed interpreters at Forts Folle Avoine (pronounced "fort-fall-of-whan") south of Danbury. The reconstructed fur trading post and Woodland Indian village are furnished as they were in the early 1800s.
The Lac Courte Orielles (pronounced "la-coo-da-ray") Ojibwe Nation hosts the Honor the Earth Pow-wow in Hayward every third weekend in July. The public is welcome to attend the festivities. Enjoy dancing, regalia, and drum groups from all over the nation.
The Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa holds pow-wows every Tuesday night, starting at 7 p.m., during the summer months at the Indian Bowl in Lac du Flambeau. An open invitation stands to all visitors and residents in the region to attend and participate in the festivities. (1-888-588-9052)
Each Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend, the Ho-Chunk Nation hosts bi-annual Pow-Wows in Black River Falls where Native American food, music and dancing is shared with all guests from around the region. (715-284-9343)
There are a couple of Native American historical sites in Rice Lake. See our Rice Lake page for more information.
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