Legend Lake is a 34 minute documentary film that recounts the saga of Legend Lake, a beautiful 5,160 acre lake development, formed by joining nine smaller lakes in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Shore-land was subdivided and sold mostly to non-Menominee people. Legend Lake represents another chapter in the land and frequently contentious relationship between Native Americans and non-Native Americans in Wisconsin. Why and how the lake came into being, what land issue have arisen and what might be done to manage them is the subject of this film. It does not take sides. But, it does suggest courses of action by demonstrating that people with different life histories are willing to respect and learn from each other.
Aaron Bird Bear will be facilitating a discussion about this documentary.
AARON BIRD BEAR, Interim Assistant Dean; CAP Director; Ed-GRS Coordinator; SERP Director, UW-Madison. He describes himself this way: "Despite my Mandan and Hidatsa Nation ancestors calling the central plains home for thousands of years, I have lived in 11 states, including the East Coast, Gulf Coast and West Coast, and the mountains of Colorado. I am a futbol fan and traveled around Brazil and Canada for the last two World Cups. For local travel, I highly encourage everyone to find the 13th Floor of our Educational Sciences tower for amazing hidden views of these wondrous lake shores humans have called home for 12,000 years. I received my graduate degree from the School of Education at UW-Madison."
