by Mark Zimmermann | Aug 13, 2018 | Magazine Article
Readers familiar with Anishinaabe poet Denise Sweet’s work must be well aware of how engaged and perceptive she is as an interpreter of what’s going on in the world, how things happen, and why they matter. A professor emerita of Humanistic Studies, Creative Writing,...
by Sara Raab | Sep 22, 2016 | Videos
Oneida artist Karen Ann Hoffman of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is sharing her deep knowledge of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) raised beadwork with a group of apprentices and friends. This short video focuses on Hoffman’s work with Rodrick Elm (also of Stevens Point), who...
by Anne Pryor | Aug 2, 2016 | Magazine Article
There is an arts resurgence occurring across Wisconsin. Women and, occasionally, men, sit around tables with containers of colorful, glistening beads close at hand. Steel needle and waxed thread move deftly through paper and velvet amidst exchanges of advice on...
by Jim Stevens, Kimberly M. Blaeser | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
For years Jim Stevens and Kimberly Blaeser have promoted the exploration of poetry and creative writing among Native American peoples, fostering expression and examination of Native culture through the written word in formal and informal courses here in Wisconsin and...
