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On May 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior released an investigative report on the history of federally-funded Indian Boarding schools. In it, the Department calls for accountability for its policies that have been detrimental to Native populations, while calling for action to restore and revitalize Native communities.

I’ve been doing a lot since my last update in January! I’m revising my manuscript, doing in-person speaking engagements, growing my business, and much more! Read the entire blog to learn more about what it’s like to be a historian, author, publisher, and editor.

Today, the Root River Trail is a 42-mile paved path for bikers, hikers, joggers, in-line skaters, and cross-country skiers. But long before it was used for recreation, it was a well-established “super highway” leading Native travelers through the high bluffs and dense forest of the Upper Mississippi River Valley.

For more than a half-century, the Ho-Chunk endured the U.S. government’s policies of removal and ethnic cleansing. Since then many Ho-Chunk have returned to their ancestral homelands and today they are one of Wisconsin’s largest employers.

This summer, author, historian, and publisher Colin Mustful is available to speak at libraries, museums, book clubs, bookstores, and various other organizations across the state. Learn more now!

The submission process is long—and filled with rejection. Find out where I’m at and what I’ll do next by reading my latest author update.

Despite the efforts of white officials, traditional warfare between Dakota and Ojibwe peoples continued for years after the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien. One battle that has received particular attention by historians took place in 1842 and has been called The Battle of Kaposia.