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Cosmic Curiosities

“That once a year, by hand or apparatus

Cosmic Curiosities

“Do not look at stars as bright spots only.

Cosmic Curiosities

“Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble.” 
- Andy Weir, Author of The Martian

Eclipse on the Horizon

Cosmic Curiosities

“Like the moon, I have learned to be beautiful in darkness.”
- Collette O'Mahony, American Author and Poet

Touching the Moon

Cosmic Curiosities

" Weather forecast for tonight: dark.”
- George Carlin, American Comedian

Cosmic Curiosities

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
- Maya Angelou, American Author & Poet

Diving Into Deep Space

Termination was a program championed by many federal policy makers between the late 1940s and early 1960s.

The goal of Termination was to end Indian tribes' status as sovereign nations. The program was, in some sense, a step backward in U.S. Indian policy because, during the 1930s, the Commissioner of Indian affairs, John Collier, wanted to empower Indians and end blatantly racist policies the United States had instituted throughout its history.

The Ho-Chunk are a Siouan-speaking people whose presence in present-day Wisconsin was known to the French at Quebec as early as 1616.

According to oral tradition, they originated at Red Banks, generally assumed to be a site on the Door Peninsula on Green Bay, where they were located at the time of French contact in the 17th century. Their language is related to the Chiwere branch of Siouan that includes the Ioway, Oto, and Missouria, who acknowledge having broken off from the Ho-Chunk and moved west.

Ho-Chunk Culture

The Ho-Chunk -- formerly called the Winnebago -- are members of a Siouan-speaking tribe who were established in Wisconsin at the time of French contact in the 1630s. The oral traditions of the tribe, particularly the Thunderbird clan, state that the Ho-Chunk originated at the Red Banks on Green Bay.