Noted: The event was organized in part by Wunk Sheek, a Native American student group on the UW-Madison campus. In March, the group made news after an incident of intolerance on campus, when students mocked a Ho-Chunk Elder, shouting stereotypical war cries during a Native American ceremony.
Diana Peterson, a UW-Madison grad student and Menominee Nation member, said incidents like this show the challenges Native Americans and other minority groups face from discrimination.
“It’s not just with the native peoples, but it’s representatives with other cultures as well,” Peterson said. “It’s frustrating sometimes to see these things on campus.”
Peterson said she hopes to work with UW staff to include more representation from all cultures.