Special guests help commemorate Sauk County Indigenous Peoples Day celebration
Seated are Colin Carrimon, his son, David Carrimon, and Colin’s grandson, Jack Vikeras. (Submitted photo)
Sauk County’s second annual Indigenous Peoples Day was held Oct. 12 along the Riverwalk in Baraboo where the presence of more than 100 earthen burial mounds and a Ho-Chunk village were recognized. Two new interpretive panels were unveiled along with a bench with a quote from Ho-Chunk Chief Nąąga Keramąnį. The panels were unveiled by descendants of Nąąga including Colin Carrimon, seated, and his family from La Crosse. The panels include QR codes, which can be used through mobile devices to access oral history about the Keramąnį and the effigy mounds that once existed in the Mound Street area. The event, interpretive panels and bench were provided through funds from Sauk County and the Ho-Chunk Nation along with in-kind donations from the Sauk County Historical Society, the City of Baraboo and Circus World Museum.
