John F. Boatman UW-Milwaukee American Indian Studies Director

[WINative]

It seems that many who have been in charge of the American Indian Studies program at UW-Milwaukee, have fraudulent backgrounds. This is another director who has been mentioned and when I took a look at his family tree saw only French, Swedish and Belgian. Although he claimed to be Metis, Menominee and Ojibwe on his UWM page.
"John Boatman taught American Indian Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 32 years before retiring in 2002. Of Me’tis, Ojibwe and Menominee American Indian, and Swedish, French and Belgian heritage."

https://uwm.edu/american-indian-studies/people/boatman-john-f/

Boatman has also published books on his "Supposed" Native elders, and his Ethnic 203 lectures drew hundreds of students. According to his obituary, "Director of American Indian & Ethnic Studies at UW-Milwaukee for 34 years, retiring in 2005."

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/jsonline/name/john-boatman-obituary?id=3208344

[WINative]

Here's an easy page to follow Boatman's recent European ancestry.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91871409/john-francis-boatman

This also lends credence to the fact the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has supported American Indian fraud activity for a long time. From the American Indian studies faculty; Keewaydinoquay Margaret Peschel, to William Hawk, to John Boatman to Margaret Noodin. When or how will it ever end?

[Advanced Smite]

I agree with WINative regarding John F. Boatman's genealogy/ancestry. He was of Swedish, Belgian, and French Canadian ancestry. I followed his French Canadian line back to around 1820 without finding a single Native American ancestor (Metis, Ojibwe, Menominee, or any other tribe).

Below is a summary of John F. Boatman's genealogy.


John Francis Boatman
B: 9 Apr 1935 - Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
D: 17 Jun 2010 - Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA


PARENTS OF JOHN FRANCIS BOATMAN

Lester Floyd Boatman (Swedish & French Canadian Ancestry)
B: 12 Apr 1902 - Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
D: 30 Jan 1981 - Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
Eleanor Mary (nee Hurkman) Boatman (Belgian Ancestry)
B: 28 Dec 1906 - Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
D: 9 Feb 1995 - Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA


PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS OF JOHN FRANCIS BOATMAN, PARENTS OF LESTER FLOYD BOATMAN

Edward Boatman
B: 3 Aug 1873 - Sweden
D: 18 May 1902 - Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
Eleanor Marie (nee Villeneuve) Boatman (French Canadian Ancestry)
B: 9 Jan 1876 - Ontario, Canada
D: 14 Nov 1963 - Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA


MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS OF JOHN FRANCIS BOATMAN, PARENTS OF ELEANOR MARY (NEE HURKMAN) BOATMAN

Henry Hurkman (Parents born in Belgium)
B: 12 Nov 1875 - Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
D: 5 Dec 1962 - Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Mary Ann (nee Verdette) Hurkman (Parents born in Belgium)
B: 14 Mar 1883 - Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
D: 17 Feb 1955 - Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA