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 ...

Ho-Chunk elder Elliot Garvin, known as Ahusak, walked on from this world on March 9, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Aged 75, Elliot dedicated much of his professional life to the preservation and ...

The Ho-Chunk Nation is continuing its efforts to preserve its sacred language for future generations. The Nation has been working collaboratively with the Black River Falls School District and three ...

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 ...

Native languages across the country are on the edge of extinction. A report issued this year by the Bureau of Indian Affairs says the country may be down to fewer than two dozen by 2050. One tribe is ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The Ho-Chunk Nation is launching a new app that teaches people how to speak Ho-Chunk, which is considered an endangered language. For now, you can learn the fundamentals of the ...

The Ho-Chunk Nation is also known as the "people of the big voice" or "people of the sacred language." And Georgia Lonetree who teaches the Ho-Chunk language to high school students from Wisconsin ...

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 ...