"Deed or Death": The story of the 1975 Alexian Brothers Novitiate standoff

"Deed or Death": The story of the 1975 Alexian Brothers Novitiate standoff

Like many states, Wisconsin has had a contentious history between its native population and the neighboring communities that surround many tribal reservations. In the Menominee language, “mawa-che-se-kwit” means “come together. And for a nearly five-week period at the start of 1975, two parties long at odds would come together at W9711 Butternut Road just outside of Gresham, Wisconsin, in an often forgotten chapter of the state’s history. The pr…