Gatherings

First Bear Moon Gathering | January 2 - 4, 2026

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

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First Bear Moon Cultural Experience
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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.

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