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The MPM Collection
The Milwaukee Public Museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Mexican Kickapoo material in the United States.
This is due to the fieldwork conducted by Ritzenthaler and Peterson in the 1950s and Felipe and Dolores Latorre in the 1960s and 1970s.
Indian Treaty Rights
To understand what treaty rights are, it is first important to understand what a treaty is.
A treaty is an agreement between two sovereign powers. When Europeans first made contact with the Indians, they usually (although not always) treated them as sovereign, independent nations much like European nations such as France, Spain, and Great Britain. European countries made treaties with the Indian tribes principally to cement military and political alliances and to make peace.
Future Museum Architecture
Wisconsin's most-visited museum and largest natural history museum is getting a new home in an iconic, one-of-a-kind building that will stoke curiosity, awe, and connection before guests even step inside.
FM Architecture - DNP August 2025
Wisconsin's most-visited museum and largest natural history museum is getting a new home in an iconic, one-of-a-kind building that will stoke curiosity, awe, and connection before guests even step inside.
Ojibwe Treaty Rights
Peace Treaties
The first U.S. treaty the Wisconsin Ojibwe signed was in 1825 at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, involving the Ojibwe and other Great Lakes and Midwestern tribes. Some of these tribes fought wars amongst themselves, and the United States wanted to end their disputes by establishing boundaries between the tribes.
Lithic Production
Scandinavian Lithic Production
Stone tools were first produced during the early Stone Ages in Scandinavia. The collection at the Milwaukee Public Museum mainly focuses on the Mesolithic and Neolithic time periods when lithic production was at its peak.