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Author Leary, J P, 1972- author

Title The story of Act 31 : how native history came to Wisconsin classrooms / JP Leary
Published [Madison, Wisconsin] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 337 pages)
Contents Sovereignty, treatymaking, and state law -- Cultural resurgence and the fight for treaty rights -- "Spear this!" : the backlash against treaty rights -- The boat landings and beyond -- Commissioning a solution -- Curriculum policy and American Indians -- Social studies education and contemporary issues -- Wisconsin curriculum policy -- Official knowledge and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin -- New directions in Badger history -- Exploring Wisconsin, exploring Wisconsin curriculum policy -- Talking back to the curriculum -- Transforming curriculum policy -- Act 31 after passage
Summary "Since its passage in 1989, a state law known as Act 31 requires that all students in Wisconsin learn about the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin's Indian tribes. The Story of Act 31 examines how this law came to be, tracing its origins from a court decision in 1983 that affirmed Native hunting and fishing treaty rights in Wisconsin to the often-violent public outcry that following the court's decision. Author JP Leary argues that the controversy over treaty rights was a direct product of past policy decisions that effectively denied generations of Wisconsin students the opportunity to learn about tribal history. Act 31 stands as an important example of how American Indians worked through the policy system to pursue positive change"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 19, 2020)
Subject Wisconsin. Act 31.
Indians of North America -- Study and teaching -- Wisconsin
Indians of North America -- Study and teaching -- Law and legislation -- Wisconsin
Educational law and legislation -- Wisconsin
Indians of North America -- Study and teaching
Educational law and legislation
Curriculum change
Education
Education and state
Indians of North America
Wisconsin
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018031225
ISBN 0870208330
9780870208331