On Monday, the White House released a presidential proclamation recognizing National Voter Registration Day, 2024. In his proclamation, President Biden writes: “The Department of the Interior is working to increase Indigenous peoples’ access to voter registration.”
If you are not registered to vote, please do so today.
Read the entire presidential proclamation on Native News Online here…
Double event ahead—mark your calendars! Everyone is invited! The annual homecoming and the unveiling of a historical marker for the Dick Cemetery.
On the morning of October 19th, Calumet and Cross Heritage Society, Inc., in partnership with the Brothertown Indian Nation, will be hosting an unveiling ceremony in Brothertown, Wisconsin for its recently installed Dick Family Cemetery historical marker. Stick around because, in the afternoon, the Brothertown Indian Nation will be hosting the annual Brothertown Homecoming at the Community Center in FDL! Come out on Saturday, October 19th, and see the new Cultural Center and the historical marker, then enjoy some delicious food and good times with your tribal relatives!
For more information on the Agenda for the unveiling ceremony for the new Dick Family Cemetery historical marker on the morning of October 19, 2024, followed by the Brothertown homecoming immediately after, Click here…
*Calumet and Cross created the Dick Family Cemetery marker through the Wisconsin Historical Society with generous support from the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and the Chilton Area Community Foundation.
CMFDL (Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac) Featured Guest – Shelli Dekker, member Brothertown Indian Nation will share Native American history, traditions, customs and culture through storytelling, artifacts, dance and crafting.
Kids will make dream catchers, friendship bracelets & dance!
Thursday, August 22 and 29, 10-12 p.m. No registration is required. Admission and membership are included!
Click to learn more about this and other great programs/events/classes going on now and this Fall. https://www.cmfdl.org/content/happenings/special-events
Come, join us and help celebrate our Culture!
Honor Guard: Veterans of the Menominee and Brothertown Nations
Come, visit, volunteer, and support the Brothertown Indian Nation Craft and Education Booth
Our members are the lifeblood of our Tribe, and the Mystery Drawing is only one way we show our appreciation for all members and their daily efforts in helping our tribe succeed.
————-Our latest Winner—————-
Cheri Welch who helped and attended the July 2024 Brothertown Anual Picnic was lucky enough to win the “Lucky Feather” which gives her 10 extra drawings. A big thank you goes out to all the members who helped make the Picnic such a beatiful Tribal Family event. Great food, engaging story telling, and interesting conversations were had by all, Next year we need to make it twice as large. it is an event not to miss!
Thank you, and congratulations, Cheri!
Jessica’s article which was published in the June 2024 issue of the Wisconsin Lawye, can be read below as part of the article entitled “Indian Law in Wisconsin: A Primer. To read the enitire article, click here…
You can read the entire June 2024 Wisconsin Lawyer by clicking here…
Following The Brothertown Council meeting at the new Cultural Center
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Faith Ottery 215-694-1600 – faithotterymdphd@gmail.com
Dawn Kraintz 920-929-9964
The Cultural Center is located at N1866 Hwy 151 in Brothertown. (GPS: N1866 Hwy 151, Chilton, WI 53014)
This will be our first picnic on original Brothertown lands since our move to become recognized as the 12th federally recognized Wisconsin Tribe was held on July 16, 1982 (42 years ago).
Historically, many Brothertown members have fond memories of the annual picnic as a peaceful time to sit without extended family, hear stories and unknown tales of our ancestors from our esteemed Elders, and reconnect with our extended family. This vital event reaffirms our common roots, goals, and family ties once a year.
UW Oshkosh Today
by Alex Hummel | Jul 16, 2024
Austin Hammond, ’21, who is pursuing a UWO Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, was elected mayor of the City of Menasha in April.
Hammond is a member of the Brothertown Indian nation and a member of the tribal council. He served on the Menasha city council since 2022. His first full day leading the city of nearly 18,000 residents was his 27th birthday.
“As I got involved (on the Menasha council) I enjoyed the things we were working on at the council level and the amazing staff that works for the city,” Hammond said. “The city is filled with great people… I have a heart for government and policy and serving others, and government is a good tool if you know how to use it. You can do great things with it.”
To view the entire article, click here….
A memorial celebration for former Brothertown Peacemaker Debbie Pickering, will be held July 27, from 1 to 4 PM, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 901 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa. If you can attend, please contact Steve Bissell here who is coordinating the event.
View more about Debbie’s life and obituary here…
Deborah (Debbie) Pickering (Cedar Rapids, IA) passed on May 28, 2024. Debbie will be missed and remembered by many. For those not familiar with her, a brief summary of her involvement with the tribe is below:
Read Debbie’s report about the tribe’s first group trip to New England and New York in the 1999 Brothertown September Quarterly Report here.
From a grateful Brothertown Tribal Family, all our hearts and feelings are with Debbie’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Dakota saying: “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.”
This is a must attend event via Zoom for all Brothertown members and those interested in learning more about one of our founders Samson Occom. Author Ryan Carr has generously agreed to do a special talk on Occom in honor of Brothertown’s annual Samson Occom Day (Sunday, July 14). Ryan’s recent book, “Samson Occom, Radical Hospitality in the Native Northeast,” maintains that Occom’s writings were deeply rooted in Indigenous traditions of hospitality, diplomacy, and openness to strangers as well as Christian themes. By emphasizing the Native sources of Occom’s evangelicalism, Ryan Carr offers new ways to understand the relations of Northeast Native traditions to Christianity, colonialism, and Indigenous self-determination.
This is a fitting and informative way for members to honor Samson Occom Day and learn more about this revered Founder.
Please consider joining us this Sunday at 4 pm CT/ 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT over Zoom (or telephone) to request Zoom login information, click here: webmaster@brothertownindians.org
About Ryan Carr:
Ryan Carr (Yale, 2016) teaches Indigenous Studies at the center and classes on other topics in transatlantic cultural history. His current research focuses on the Native Northeast and on the intertwinement of settler colonialism with early ideas about secularism. His recent work appears in Critical Research on Religion, New England Quarterly, English Literary History, and other journals. His book on the Mohegan-Brothertown minister Samson Occom, is detailed below.
To learn more or order Ryan Carr’s new book on Amazon: “Samson Occom: Radical Hospitality in the Native Northeast“ (2023) click here to learn more…
