Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin
Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, culture, and community

In this collection of twelve biographies, one from each of the Native nations in Wisconsin, author Patty Loew (Bad River Ojibwe) introduces readers to prominent figures in Native sustainability—people whose life’s work reflects the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural values of their people.    

Born out of Loew’s thirty years as a journalist and historian, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics highlights individuals who helped to sustain and nurture their nations.         

Walter Bresette, Red Cliff Ojibwe, community activist 

Hilary Waukau, Menominee, environmental warrior 

Frances Van Zile, Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe, keeper of the water  

James Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, treaty rights guardian  

Jose Rose, Bad River Ojibwe, elder, environmentalist, and scholar  

Dorothy Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, educator  

William Gollnick, Oneida, culture keeper 

Thomas St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, attorney  

Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk, organic sculpture artist 

Jenny and Mary Thunder, Forest County Potawatomi, medicine women 

Wanda McFaggen, St. Croix Ojibwe, Tribal Historic Preservationist  

Caroline Andler, Brothertown Indian Nation, genealogist 

The indigenous people whose lives are depicted in Seventh Generation Earth Ethics understood the cultural gravity that kept their people rooted to their ancestral lands and acted in ways that ensured the growth and success of future generations.  

1119612427
Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin
Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, culture, and community

In this collection of twelve biographies, one from each of the Native nations in Wisconsin, author Patty Loew (Bad River Ojibwe) introduces readers to prominent figures in Native sustainability—people whose life’s work reflects the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural values of their people.    

Born out of Loew’s thirty years as a journalist and historian, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics highlights individuals who helped to sustain and nurture their nations.         

Walter Bresette, Red Cliff Ojibwe, community activist 

Hilary Waukau, Menominee, environmental warrior 

Frances Van Zile, Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe, keeper of the water  

James Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, treaty rights guardian  

Jose Rose, Bad River Ojibwe, elder, environmentalist, and scholar  

Dorothy Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, educator  

William Gollnick, Oneida, culture keeper 

Thomas St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, attorney  

Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk, organic sculpture artist 

Jenny and Mary Thunder, Forest County Potawatomi, medicine women 

Wanda McFaggen, St. Croix Ojibwe, Tribal Historic Preservationist  

Caroline Andler, Brothertown Indian Nation, genealogist 

The indigenous people whose lives are depicted in Seventh Generation Earth Ethics understood the cultural gravity that kept their people rooted to their ancestral lands and acted in ways that ensured the growth and success of future generations.  

22.95 In Stock
Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

by Patty Loew
Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

by Patty Loew

Paperback

$22.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    In stock. Ships in 1-2 days.
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, culture, and community

In this collection of twelve biographies, one from each of the Native nations in Wisconsin, author Patty Loew (Bad River Ojibwe) introduces readers to prominent figures in Native sustainability—people whose life’s work reflects the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural values of their people.    

Born out of Loew’s thirty years as a journalist and historian, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics highlights individuals who helped to sustain and nurture their nations.         

Walter Bresette, Red Cliff Ojibwe, community activist 

Hilary Waukau, Menominee, environmental warrior 

Frances Van Zile, Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe, keeper of the water  

James Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, treaty rights guardian  

Jose Rose, Bad River Ojibwe, elder, environmentalist, and scholar  

Dorothy Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, educator  

William Gollnick, Oneida, culture keeper 

Thomas St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, attorney  

Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk, organic sculpture artist 

Jenny and Mary Thunder, Forest County Potawatomi, medicine women 

Wanda McFaggen, St. Croix Ojibwe, Tribal Historic Preservationist  

Caroline Andler, Brothertown Indian Nation, genealogist 

The indigenous people whose lives are depicted in Seventh Generation Earth Ethics understood the cultural gravity that kept their people rooted to their ancestral lands and acted in ways that ensured the growth and success of future generations.  


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781976600739
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date: 08/26/2025
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Bestselling author Patty Loew is Professor Emerita in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and recently retired as the inaugural director of NU’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. She is a documentary film producer and former broadcast journalist in public and commercial television. A citizen of Mashkiiziibii (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe), she is the author of several books, including Indian Nations of Wisconsin and Native People of Wisconsin, which is used by tens of thousands of Wisconsin school children as a social studies textbook. 

Table of Contents

Foreword: Winona LaDuke ix

Preface xi

1 Community Activist: Walter Bresette Red Cliff Ojibwe 1

2 Environmental Warrior: Hilary Waukau Menominee 17

3 Keeper of the Water: Frances Van Zile Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe 33

4 Treaty Rights Guardian: James Schlender Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe 48

5 Elder, Environmentalist, Scholar: Joe Rose Bad River Ojibwe 63

6 Lifelong Educator: Dorothy Davids Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mobican Indians 79

7 Culture Keeper: William Gollnick Oneida 92

8 Indian Attorney: Thomas St. Germaine Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe 111

9 Organic Sculpture Artist: Truman Lowe Ho-Chunk 129

10 Medicine Women: Jenny and Mary Thunder Forest County Potawatomi 147

11 Tribal Historic Preservationist: Wanda McFaggen St. Croix Ojibwe 161

12 Tribal Genealogist: Caroline Andler Brothertown Indian Nation 177

Notes 191

Index 219

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews