Madison's Forced Removal of the Ho-Chunk Nation
- Date Range
- 1830 – 1832
- Title
- Madison's Forced Removal of the Ho-Chunk Nation
- What occurred
- Following the 1830 Indian Removal Act, the state government forcibly removed members of the Ho-Chunk nation from the area in 1832. Prior to this event, the Ho-Chunk had occupied the area for over 12,000 years. The first treaty signed after the Indian Removal Act coerced the Ho-Chunk people into giving up their lands south of Portage Canal, which encompasses where the city of Madison is today. Omar Poler, UW-Madison's American Indian Curriculum Services coordinator, reportedly calls that treaty "Madison's founding document." He says, "without that treaty, there's no Madison."
- Location
- 1867 Farm Place, Madison WI 53726
- Image Citation
- https://isthmus.com/news/cover-story/uw-madison-grapples-with-wisconsins-ugly-treatment-of-the-ho-chunk/
- Student name(s)
- Hailey Stoltenberg
