Growing up, Bridgette Schulz had learned a few words and phrases in Ho-Chunk through her mom, who taught the language. But she was always too busy to actually take classes and really learn the ...

It used to be that a Ho-Chunk youth would have to wait until they were in the presence of an elder if they had a question about how to say something in their ancient language. Today, the youngster can ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - On July 30, the Ho-Chunk Nation’s Language Division released an online Ho-Chunk dictionary. The goal of the language division is to preserve and promote the ...

This post is part of a series of interviews with our guest hosts of the @AsiaLangsOnline rotating Twitter campaign at Rising Voices. Rising Voices talked to Birua to learn about his efforts to bring ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Language teachers Dana DeBoer and Gordon Thunder find joy in hearing their high school-age students speak Ho-Chunk. The language of the Native American tribe has seen a steady ...

Elder members of the Ho-Chunk Nation gathered Tuesday in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to record the tribe’s language to preserve the history for the next generation. Ho-Chunk Nation public relations ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS - With fewer than 50 Native speakers of the Ho-Chunk language remaining and after a fire threatened to destroy thousands of the tribe’s original artifacts, officials with the ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - In partnership with The Language Conservancy, the Ho-Chunk Nation is in the process of revitalizing and conserving its language for future generations. It is the ...