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Indigenous People in Chicagoland


Indigenous Tribes of Chicago | ALA - American Library Association

The Chicago area is located on ancestral lands of indigenous tribes, such as the Council of the Three Fires--comprised of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi ...

Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative: Homepage

Chicago is the traditional homeland of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations. Many other Tribes like the Miami, Ho-Chunk, ...

Indigenous People in Chicagoland - Skokie Public Library

Indigenous People in Chicagoland ... Skokie Public Library is built on the homeland and trading ground of many Native American people and tribes, ...

"We're Still Here": Chicago's Native American Community - WTTW

After their removal from the region around Chicago in the early nineteenth century, Native Americans began returning to the city in the ...

Land Acknowledgment | The Art Institute of Chicago

Many other tribes, such as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Sac and Fox, also called this area home. The region has long been a center for Indigenous people ...

Native Americans - Encyclopedia of Chicago

The Chicago region served as home and trade center for various Native nations, including the Potawatomi, Miami, and Illinois, once powerful nations that ...

American Indian Center Chicago

Created out of love for community, the center's founders sought to help Natives who moved to Chicago through the U.S. government's relocation program. Today, ...

An Exploration of Native American History in Chicago with Geoffrey ...

Here are some sites that contain vestiges of that history as well as demonstrate the ways in which contemporary Native Americans continue to shape the city.

Projects | Newberry Library

Indigenous Chicago is a multifaceted project exploring these histories, centering Indigenous voices, laying bare stories of settler-colonial harm.

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month in Chicago

Explore some of the cultural celebrations, exhibits, and events happening this National Native American Heritage Month 2024 in Chicago.

Land Acknowledgement : Home - CCC Research Guides

Chicago is the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations. Many other Tribes like the ...

Land Acknowledgement: THEA Institute - Loyola University Chicago

The history of the city of Chicago is intertwined with histories of native peoples. The name Chicago is adopted from the Algonquin language, and the Chicagoland ...

Community Organizations: Native American and Indigenous Initiatives

American Indian Center of Chicago. The mission of the American Indian Center of Chicago is to promote fellowship among Indian people of all Tribes living in ...

Native People in Chicago - Whose Lakefront

Tens of thousands of Native Americans representing over 100 tribes move about their daily lives in the city -- attending Chicago Public Schools, working in ...

Land Acknowledgement Resolution | Office of the City Clerk

The City of Chicago is located on land that is and has long been a center for Native peoples. The area is the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe.

Land Acknowledgment - Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum is situated on ancestral homelands of the Potawatomi people, who cared for the land until forced out by non-Native settlers.

Indigenous Chicago: Home

The Indigenous Chicago project is a multifaceted collaboration between the Newberry Library, the Chicago American Indian Community, and tribal nations.

Exploring Chicago's Racial History: Native Americans - YouTube

In this first video, Dilla explores the Native American contributions to the city of Chicago.

Black Indigenous Folks in the Calumet Region

After Algonquian Miami-Illinois Indians were forced deeper into Indiana by the Beaver Wars, the Potawatomi, another Algonquian People controlled ...

Honoring Indigenous Heritage in Chicago (U.S. National Park Service)

On Indigenous People's Day nearly 400 people gathered at Schiller Park, situated along the Des Plaines River, for the unveiling of the ...