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WI SJR108
Joint Resolution
Status
11/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jodi Habush Sinykin
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AI Summary
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Recognizes the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin to promote appreciation, recognition, solidarity, reconciliation, and partnership with Indigenous peoples
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Acknowledges Wisconsin as ancestral homeland of Indigenous nations including Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi since time immemorial
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Lists Wisconsin's 11 federally recognized tribes, including Bad River Band, Forest County Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Menominee, Oneida Nation, Red Cliff Band, Sokaogon Band, St. Croix Chippewa, and Stockbridge-Munsee Community
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Notes Indigenous Peoples Day was first proposed in 1977 at a United Nations-sponsored international conference and is now recognized across the United States
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Affirms the state's responsibility to strengthen government-to-government relationships with tribal nations and eliminate discrimination against Indigenous peoples
Legislative Description
Recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Last Action
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2/9/2026