Omar Poler’s slender frame is easy to follow as he leads people up Bascom Hill on a historical tour. The sea of students rushing downhill makes participants aware they are on a college campus. Amid this commotion, Poler, a Sokaogon Chippewa and interim coordinator of American Indian Curriculum Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, shares stories of the ancient effigy mounds that can be found around campus and in the Madison area.
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