Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutDraft Resolution--- 10.04.21OCTOBER 13, 2021 21-392 RESOLUTION (CARRIED_______LOST_______LAID OVER_______WITHDRAWN_______) PURPOSE: RECOMMEND HISTORIC SIGNAGE FOR CHIEF OSHKOSH MONUMENT IN MENOMINEE PARK INITIATED BY: OSHKOSH LANDMARKS COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Landmarks Commission has worked on an historic signage project for the Chief Oshkosh Monument in Menominee Park since 2015; and WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Landmarks Commission worked on an initial draft for the signage project in collaboration with the Menominee Nation and City staff; and WHEREAS, after 2 visits to the Menominee Reservation in Keshena, the project began as a proposal for one plaque and later evolved to four plaques based on input from the Menominee Nation to recognize the significance of the four cardinal directions which is culturally significant to the Menominee Nation; and WHEREAS, a group of representatives from the Landmarks Commission, the Menominee Nation, and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty met and reviewed drafts of wording for the four plaques; and WHEREAS, a fifth plaque was mentioned but was never formally reviewed and approved by the Landmarks Commission; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2020, a draft for five plaques created by Dr. Pascale Manning of UW-Oshkosh was reviewed by the Landmarks Commission without the final consensus and recommendation of the entire group of representatives; and WHEREAS, the Landmarks Commission believes the first four plaques were appropriately developed and approved by the Menominee Nation; and WHEREAS, the Landmarks Commission had intended to develop the fifth plaque with the intent to rectify the inaccuracies depicted on the original 1911 plaque NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Landmarks Commission of the City of Oshkosh that the Common Council authorize and direct staff to finalize and implement the plaque project with the most recent draft language for the first four plaques created by Dr. Manning and approved by the Tribal Council; the Oshkosh Landmarks Commission will create language for a potential fifth plaque addressing the original 1911 plaque, and to carry out all actions necessary to implement the proposed plaque project.