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Ho-Chunk Life

Former Ho-Chunk President shares his Native American values, struggles and and way of life

10/19/2016 | Rating TV-G

Wisconsin Life

Ho-Chunk Life

Clip: Season 4 Episode 4 | 6m 13sVideo has Closed Captions

Former Ho-Chunk President shares his Native American values, struggles and and way of life

Jon Greendeer is a renaissance man and in so many ways he is self-taught. As an adult he taught himself his native language, how to make ceremonial wooden bowls and the importance of self-discipline. The Former Ho-Chunk President shares his values, struggles with addiction and his way of life as it relates to sovereignty in the future.

10/19/2016 | Rating TV-G

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Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...

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Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...

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