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Native Origins of the name ‘Wisconsin’

Posted on May 15, 2019

Professor Valentine contributed to a Wisconsin Public Radio story on the Algonquian origins of the name of our state. The story is available to read or to listen to at the wpr website.

Read the full article at: https://www.wpr.org/how-did-wisconsin-get-its-name-well-its-complicated

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