LRB-4672/4
JS:jlg:hmh
1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
January 13, 1998 - Introduced by
Committee on Rules. Referred to Calendar.
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1Relating to: honoring Wisconsin Indian tribes.
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Whereas, although 1998 is Wisconsin's sesquicentennial year, it is important
3to remember that for centuries before Wisconsin became a state a vibrant culture,
4that of the American Indians, flourished in the region that was to become this state;
5and
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Whereas, during the prestatehood era a number of tribes, including some that
7are still represented in this state, made their home in the land that was to become
8Wisconsin; and
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Whereas, among the tribes that have lived in Wisconsin are the Ho Chunk, the
10Chippewa, the Potawatomi, the Oneida, the Menominee, the Mohican-Munsee, the
11Sauk, the Fox, the Sioux and the Ottawa; and
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Whereas, the American Indian culture has persisted and has served as a model,
13for example because of its reverence for nature and the value it places on family
14relationships; and
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1Whereas, while maintaining their distinctive culture, Wisconsin's American
2Indians have also become integrated into this state; and
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Whereas, individual American Indians have made significant contributions to
4this state and to this nation; and
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Whereas, among those contributors was Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., who was
6posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean
7War; and
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Whereas, Wisconsin's American Indian tribes have retained their identities
9and have continued to function as effective units of government; now, therefore, be
10it
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11Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
12Wisconsin legislature commend Wisconsin's American Indian tribes and their
13members for their substantial contributions to this state; encourage them, during
14this sesquicentennial year, to celebrate those contributions and to take pride in them
15and hope that the future will be bright for them; and, be it further
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16Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this joint
17resolution to the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission.
