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Brothertown History

Peacekeeper Joan Schadewald shares the story of the Brothertown Indian Nation.

Aired 12/29/2016 | Rating TV-G

Tribal Histories

Brothertown History

Special | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Peacekeeper Joan Schadewald shares the story of the Brothertown Indian Nation.

On the shore of Lake Winnebago, Joan Schadewald tells how the Brothertown Indians unknowingly gave up their tribal recognition status and have been working for 30 years to restore it. An amalgamation of tribes that were forced from the East Coast to Wisconsin following the Revolutionary War, the Brothertown cling determinedly to their Indian heritage.

Aired 12/29/2016 | Rating TV-G

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Tribal Histories is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Brothertown History Funding provided by: Irene Daniell Kress, Francis A. and Georgia F. Ariens Fund of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of...

Tribal Histories

Brothertown History

Special | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

On the shore of Lake Winnebago, Joan Schadewald tells how the Brothertown Indians unknowingly gave up their tribal recognition status and have been working for 30 years to restore it. An amalgamation of tribes that were forced from the East Coast to Wisconsin following the Revolutionary War, the Brothertown cling determinedly to their Indian heritage.

Aired 12/29/2016 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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Tribal Histories is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Brothertown History Funding provided by: Irene Daniell Kress, Francis A. and Georgia F. Ariens Fund of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of...

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