Indigenous Lands Dispossession In Wisconsin and Beyond Education Modules

These educational materials are a resource for students, faculty, instructors, and staff to learn about and engage with the Morrill Act of 1862 in Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin, established in 1848 and desinaged a land grant university, continues to benefit from the Morrill Act in 1862. Our materials integrate the Morrill Act of 1862 into a wider context, allowing users to better understand the history of UW as a land grant institution, the impact of the land grant system and dispossession on tribal nations across the state, and the ways the Morrill Act was part of larger policy initiative aimed at shifting lands across the US from tribal hands to settler control. To do so, we use an interdisciplinary approach to incorporate historical texts, treaties, policies, land records, mapping, and oral histories into our materials to foster learning and discussion about the legacy of the Morrill Act.