Month: November 2024

The Brothertown Tribal Nation, with the support of Calumet and Cross Heritage Society, brought our members and friends a special Zoom event celebrating our Eeyamquittoowauconnuck (Brothertown Day) on November 7, 2024.

• The event is now posted on the member area on the Brothertown Indian Nation website: https://brothertownindians.org/member-news/. If you have not registered for the secure member area, the directions are listed below…
• If you want to view the original PBS documentary without the discussion of tribal members, the link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39a0gb3SSyQ&t=696s

The event was a significant success for both the Tribe and its members. About 50 people attended on Zoom. Council members attended the event, as did members of Calumet and Cross, and many, many members of the Tribe who were looking for answers about our history, stories, and identity as a tribe.  

The event began with an introduction, and the PBS Wisconsin Documentary “Eeyamquittoowauconnuck – Brothertown History,” narrated by Brothertown member Joan Schadewald, which discussed our oral history – which was run for the attendees.Following the showing, an open discussion was held with members and friends in attendance.

About the documentary: On the shore of Lake Winnebago, Joan Schadewald talks about the Brothertown Indians’ history, tribal recognition status, and 30+ years of trying to restore it. Began as an amalgamation of tribes forced from the East Coast to New York and ultimately to Wisconsin. Brothertown clings determinedly to its Indian heritage to this day. Special guest on the documentary was former Peacemaker, Councilperson, and Tribal Genealogist Caroline Andler.

Procedure to request approval for Brothertown Member area:

1. Sign on to https://brothertownindians.org
2. Click “Member Area” in the header
3. Complete the request form as completely as you can. The enrollment number is extremely helpful, but if you do not remember the number, please complete as much as you know. Including your enrollment ancestor is also important.
4. Then hit “submit,” and your request will be sent to the Brothertown Office for approval. It will be matched to our database of enrolled members and approved based on our records.

We thank all our current veterans for their selfless service and sacrifice to our Country.

Today, November 11th, please take a moment to thank the ones you know and also think about the many ancestors who have served this country for centuries.

The Brothertown Indian’s record of service began with the American Revolution and continued serving freedom for almost 250 years.  Many of our members have given their lives in service to our country while protecting the freedoms and ideals we hold dear.

Brothertown’s legacy of service to our country has extended not only in peacetime but to virtually every American military conflict, including the American Revolution (19), the War of 1812 (1+), the Civil War (122), WWI (many), WWII (many), Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East (Desert Storm, Afghanistan), as well as times of peace.

Here are a few links to learn more about our veterans:

• View the names of our veterans who served in the American Revolution (1775-1783)
• View Brothertown Veterans on float in the 2014 Flag Day Parade in Appleton
• A video of the Brothertown Indian Veteran Honor Guard leading the “Grand Entry” at the Brothertown Indian nation Powwow 2017 here…
• Veterans Day Films from PBS (Honoring Native American military Service men and women):
  • The People’s Protectors
  • The Warrior Tradition
• Links for our veteran members to VA services are included here (for Fond du Lac, States of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington, DC. Latest Veteran Newsletters can also be found on this page.

For our veterans, view all the links for veteran services information and the latest (and archived) Veterans Newsletters by clicking here…