Gatherings
Neesh-la Pow-wow 2026
Friday, August 21, 20264:00 PM
Sunday, August 23, 20265:00 PM
Listen in as excerpts are read from Oliver LaMere’s “Winnebago Stories” by Ho-Chunk youth from Indigenous Students United of Baraboo High School
Enjoy traditional Ho-Chunk songs and music by Eric Logan
Meet Sherman Funmaker contemporary author of soon to be released “Bear Tracks: Memories of a Ho-Chunk Elder”
Learn about Ho-Chunk history and culture through “Thunder in the Dells” documentary co-produced and starring Lance Tallmadge
Participate in traditional Indigenous games presented by Bill Quackenbush, Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Snowshoeing excursion led by Sue Johanson Myoleth, State Park Naturalist at Tee Wakacak (Sacred Lake, aka Devil’s Lake)
Presentation and exploration of “Effigy Earth Works” by Rob Nurre, local historian
Experience includes meals with authe
First Bear Moon Gathering
Friday, March 20, 2026 | 5:30 PM to
Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 3:30 PM
Learn more about the artistry of making black ash baskets from Ho-Chunk culture bearer, Kimberly Crowley.
Start the evening with a meal.
Watch Weaving Tradition: Ho-Chunk Nations Basket Makers short, and then have the opportunity to hear from Kim directly as she expands on the Hall family story of basket making.