Sep 19
SDI is excited to collaborate with CMN’s Department of Continuing Education to put on the first Farmers’ Market in Keshena. The first day of the market was August 15th and it will continue every Friday from 10am-5pm until October 17th in the Menominee Boxing Club parking lot. The Kehtekaewak market arose from an overwhelming desire within …
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Sep 19
On September 12, 2014 freshmen from UW Madison along with their instructor Hedi Baxter Lauffer, graduate students Linda Orie, Amy Gauthier and Reynaldo Morales, and undergrad, Justin Gauthier visited the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), College of Menominee Nation (CMN) and the Menominee forest. The students are members of a newly developed First-Year Interest Group (FIG) …
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Sep 19
There is a walking path that winds throughout the CMN Keshena campus, including about a half mile section that runs along the East side through a mixed northern hardwood forest, an old field forest succession, and a wetland edge. Dubbed the “Learning Path”, CMN faculty, students, and SDI staff have been working to develop the …
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Sep 18
I woke up, groggy and in discomfort, slowly realizing where I was. I opened my eyes and saw two people wrapped up like burritos desperately trying to keep to their designated place within the tent. To my surprise, I was quite comfortable in terms of temperature. We, the unsuspecting Wisconsinites were sure the Colorado mountain …
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Sep 16
This year the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) expanded campus activities through the practice of gardening. In spring, the Sustainable Development Institute, Department of Continuing Education, and the GB/Oneida campus all planted gardens. While each garden is different, they all answer the basic question, “Where does our food come from?” In addition, all of the …
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