The Teejop Community Art Project promotes learning and awareness of the over 14,000 year human story of Teejop (Four Lakes) through public art projects in places important to Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) people. Projects explore the past and present relationship of Hoocąk people to Teejop.
SITES, THEMES, AND ARTISTS
Our ancestors defied repeated removals and endured unimaginable hardships to ensure that we are still living in our homeland.
Chloris Lowe (Hoocąk),
We Still Dance (Hegųregi Paašiwi)
Location
Like our ancestors, we cherish and respect the springs, lakes, and rivers as living beings.
Gene Delcourt (Abenaki, French, and Filipino),
Dugout at Merrill Spring
Location
Our values of love and respect are interwoven in every aspect of our culture.
Christopher Sweet (Hoocąk / White Earth Ojibwe), Sisters Interwoven
Location
Teejop was once home to a flourishing community that created thousands of mounds, and we are the caretakers of those that remain.
June Whitehorse (Hoocąk), Greeting the Land
Location
This land is sacred. Its energy and abundance have sustained Wąąkšikra from time immemorial. It sings to our community and transforms all
who listen.
Melanie Tallmadge Sainz (Hoocąk) and Lightning the Earth New Rider (Hoocąk / Oneida), Hazac Mąą
Dakota Mace (Diné/Navajo Nation), Tsé' Bahane'
Location
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AUGUST 9 - NOVEMBER 1, 2026
Cultural Landscape Tour Guides Present:
Saturday, September 19 • 10:00am – 2:00pm
Rain Date (Sunday, September 20 • 10:00am – 2:00pm)
Tenney Park • 402 North Thornton, Madison
Saturday, October 3 • 10:00am – 2:00pm
Rain Date (Sunday, October 4 • 10:00am – 2:00pm)
Capitol Hill • Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Madison
Indigenous People’s Day Celebration
Thursday, October 8 • 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Madison Children’s Museum • 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison
Closing Celebration
Friday, November 6 • 5:00pm – 7:00pm
The Stream Art Building, Edgewood University • 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison
Sites
This project was generously funded by the Madison Community Foundation
and is being administered by the Madison Arts Commission and the City of Madison.