Indigenous Peoples' Day

Name: Indigenous Peoples' Day
Start: 2025-10-13T13:00:00-05:00
Location: S4555 Co Rd CH, Reedsburg, WI 53959

Schedule

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

S4555 Co Rd CH, Reedsburg, WI 53959 | Reedsburg, WI

The seventh annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Sauk County on October 13 will celebrate the life and legacy of Ho-Chunk Chief Aahucoga, known in English as Chief Blue Wing. Aahucoga was a leader in the resistance to the forced removal of his people from their ancestral homelands in Wisconsin from 1840 to1874. In 1851 he purchased forty acres of land a few miles south of Reedsburg that contained the village that his band of Ho-Chunk had inhabited for years. Tucked into the hills of the driftless area, the village was built near powerful natural springs and where wild game was plentiful. Due to leaders such as Aahucoga, the Ho-Chunk retained a foothold on their ancestral lands despite 34 years of removal efforts. The Ho-Chunk Nation of today was built upon the efforts of people like Chief Aahucoga. His life and legacy and the culture and history of the Ho-Chunk will be celebrated this year just a few miles from his village at the Sauk County Farm south of Reedsburg. Join in the festivities with Ho-Chunk food tastings, a history walk, the Winnebago Sons singers, and the unveiling of a new interpretive panel. The event is free and open to everyone!
For more information visit -> https://saukcountyhistory.org/schs-events/2025ipd