GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Wisconsin marked Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 13, honoring Native Nations whose history and culture continue to shape the state, including right here in Brown County.

The state officially recognized the day in 2019, when Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day to celebrate the sovereignty, resilience and contributions of Wisconsin's Native communities.

According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Green Bay region has been home to Indigenous peoples for more than 10,000 years, including the Menominee and Ho-Chunk Nations. The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, whose reservation covers part of Brown and Outagamie counties, was establishes here through an 1838 treaty after the Oneida were displac

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