How the Ho-Chunk Resisted Removal

In the 1830s, the United States seized the Wisconsin homeland of the Ho-Chunk and demanded that they leave the region forever. How did Ho-Chunk people successfully resist and defy the government's policies? Professor Stephen Kantrowitz shares the long and difficult history of U.S. policy towards the Ho-Chunk nation.
Stephen Kantrowitz, Plaenert-Bascom Professor of US History at UW-Madison speaks at Hedberg Public Library as part of the UW- Connects/ Badger Talks. Program was recorded on April 30, 2024 by JATV Media Services in Janesville, WI.