Water Works
Water Spirits
The first peoples who called the land we call Milwaukee home recognized the centrality of water to the region. Beyond relying on the rivers and lakes to survive, the area's Indigenous communities also revered water. In this episode of Water Works, public historian David Zeh documents how effigy mounds built throughout Milwaukee and Wisconsin reveal a deep connection been life and the water that sustains it.
For more information about the show, including photographs and documents from the era, check out https://milwaukeehistory.net/podcast/.
The first peoples who called the land we call Milwaukee home recognized the centrality of water to the region. Beyond relying on the rivers and lakes to survive, the area's Indigenous communities also revered water. In this episode of Water Works, public historian David Zeh documents how effigy mounds built throughout Milwaukee and Wisconsin reveal a deep connection been life and the water that sustains it.
For more information about the show, including photographs and documents from the era, check out https://milwaukeehistory.net/podcast/.