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"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office image

"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office

"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office
This image is an illustration of the Treaty of Treaty of Prairie Du Chien. image

This image is an illustration of the Treaty of Treaty of Prairie Du Chien.

This image is an illustration of the Treaty of Treaty of Prairie Du Chien.
"Covered Wagons and Indians" -Artist Unknown (1939)  at Kohn Elementary School image

"Covered Wagons and Indians" -Artist Unknown (1939) at Kohn Elementary School

"Covered Wagons and Indians" -Artist Unknown (1939) at Kohn Elementary School
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The logo for the University of Illinois-Chicago. image

The logo for the University of Illinois-Chicago.

The logo for the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Donald "Eddy" Two-Rivers. Photo via [Chicago Literary Hall of Fame](https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/e-donald-two-rivers-and-his-lasting-impact).  image

Donald "Eddy" Two-Rivers. Photo via [Chicago Literary Hall of Fame](https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/e-donald-two-rivers-and-his-lasting-impact).

Donald "Eddy" Two-Rivers. Photo via [Chicago Literary Hall of Fame](https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/blog/entry/e-donald-two-rivers-and-his-lasting-impact).
A monument depicting the journey of Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, during which they traveling through the Chicago portage. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project. Artist: Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1926) image

A monument depicting the journey of Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, during which they traveling through the Chicago portage. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project. Artist: Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1926)

A monument depicting the journey of Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, during which they traveling through the Chicago portage. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project. Artist: Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1926)
A postcard created for the 1893 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Father Jacques Marquette's winter camp at Chicago.  image

A postcard created for the 1893 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Father Jacques Marquette's winter camp at Chicago.

A postcard created for the 1893 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Father Jacques Marquette's winter camp at Chicago.
Native Americans eat a Thanksgiving dinner of crackers in front of Marina City to show how little they have to be thankful for. Photo via Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum image

Native Americans eat a Thanksgiving dinner of crackers in front of Marina City to show how little they have to be thankful for. Photo via Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum

Native Americans eat a Thanksgiving dinner of crackers in front of Marina City to show how little they have to be thankful for. Photo via Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum
Artist: Unknown
Funder: Illinois Society of Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society
Date: 1925 image

Artist: Unknown Funder: Illinois Society of Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society Date: 1925

Artist: Unknown Funder: Illinois Society of Colonial Dames of America under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society Date: 1925
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Photo via Chicago Public Art Group

Photo via Chicago Public Art Group
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A bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Photo via Britannica.  image

A bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Photo via Britannica.

A bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Photo via Britannica.
Photo by Jeremy Atherton via Wikimedia Commons
Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928)
Funder: William Wrigley (chewing gum magnate)
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Photo by Jeremy Atherton via Wikimedia Commons Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928) Funder: William Wrigley (chewing gum magnate)

Photo by Jeremy Atherton via Wikimedia Commons Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928) Funder: William Wrigley (chewing gum magnate)
Selection from an 1830 map showing the mouth of the Chicago River. Image via [Newberry Library](https://collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2KXJA486V3ZT&SMLS=1&RW=1464&RH=712).  image

Selection from an 1830 map showing the mouth of the Chicago River. Image via [Newberry Library](https://collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2KXJA486V3ZT&SMLS=1&RW=1464&RH=712).

Selection from an 1830 map showing the mouth of the Chicago River. Image via [Newberry Library](https://collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2KXJA486V3ZT&SMLS=1&RW=1464&RH=712).
Logo via Visionary Ventures image

Logo via Visionary Ventures

Logo via Visionary Ventures
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Logo taken from organization website  image

Logo taken from organization website

Logo taken from organization website
Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein image

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein
Chuck (Charles) Kirman for Chicago Sun-Times. "Occupation of Nike site by Native Americans." ST-13002121-0003, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum. image

Chuck (Charles) Kirman for Chicago Sun-Times. "Occupation of Nike site by Native Americans." ST-13002121-0003, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum.

Chuck (Charles) Kirman for Chicago Sun-Times. "Occupation of Nike site by Native Americans." ST-13002121-0003, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum.
Photo by Paul R. Burley via Wikimedia Commons 
Artist: Sigvald Asbjornsen (1901)
Funder: Commissioned by Norwegian American community in Chicago
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Photo by Paul R. Burley via Wikimedia Commons Artist: Sigvald Asbjornsen (1901) Funder: Commissioned by Norwegian American community in Chicago

Photo by Paul R. Burley via Wikimedia Commons Artist: Sigvald Asbjornsen (1901) Funder: Commissioned by Norwegian American community in Chicago
A Seminole father and son at the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition. image

A Seminole father and son at the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition.

A Seminole father and son at the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition.
Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative image

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative
Photo taken by Joshua Friedlein image

Photo taken by Joshua Friedlein

Photo taken by Joshua Friedlein
Native community members raise the teepee to be used in the 1971 ceremony blessing the founding of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library.  image

Native community members raise the teepee to be used in the 1971 ceremony blessing the founding of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library.

Native community members raise the teepee to be used in the 1971 ceremony blessing the founding of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library.
Logo via Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum image

Logo via Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum

Logo via Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
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Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein. 

Iconography Tour. image

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein. Iconography Tour.

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein. Iconography Tour.
Michele Kline, and the Hensley sisters, lining up for grand entry at 1982 Chicago American Indian Center Annual Pow Wow image

Michele Kline, and the Hensley sisters, lining up for grand entry at 1982 Chicago American Indian Center Annual Pow Wow

Michele Kline, and the Hensley sisters, lining up for grand entry at 1982 Chicago American Indian Center Annual Pow Wow
Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project
Artist: n/a
Funder: City of Chicago/Chicago Charter Jubilee
Date: 1937

The City established this plaque in 1937 at the intersection of Rogers Ave and Clark St. Commemorates the 1816 Treaty of St. Louis image

Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project Artist: n/a Funder: City of Chicago/Chicago Charter Jubilee Date: 1937 The City established this plaque in 1937 at the intersection of Rogers Ave and Clark St. Commemorates the 1816 Treaty of St. Louis

Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via Chicago Monuments Project Artist: n/a Funder: City of Chicago/Chicago Charter Jubilee Date: 1937 The City established this plaque in 1937 at the intersection of Rogers Ave and Clark St. Commemorates the 1816 Treaty of St. Louis
The logo for NAES College. image

The logo for NAES College.

The logo for NAES College.
The cover of a publication highlighting Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show image

The cover of a publication highlighting Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show

The cover of a publication highlighting Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show
Two Spirit Legacy Walk Plaque and Dedication. Image via “Two Spirit People,” Legacy Project Chicago. https://legacyprojectchicago.org/milestone/two-spirit-people image

Two Spirit Legacy Walk Plaque and Dedication. Image via “Two Spirit People,” Legacy Project Chicago. https://legacyprojectchicago.org/milestone/two-spirit-people

Two Spirit Legacy Walk Plaque and Dedication. Image via “Two Spirit People,” Legacy Project Chicago. https://legacyprojectchicago.org/milestone/two-spirit-people
Logo taken from organization website image

Logo taken from organization website

Logo taken from organization website
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The cover of Edward B. Clark's publication about the encampment image

The cover of Edward B. Clark's publication about the encampment

The cover of Edward B. Clark's publication about the encampment
Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative image

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative
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Merchandise Mart. Photo via Merchandise Mart.  image

Merchandise Mart. Photo via Merchandise Mart.

Merchandise Mart. Photo via Merchandise Mart.
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"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office image

"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office

"Conquest of the Prairie Lands" and "Father Marquette" by James Michael Newell (1945) at the old Des Plaines Post Office
Charles Tocci, Loyola University Chicago image

Charles Tocci, Loyola University Chicago

Charles Tocci, Loyola University Chicago
Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel via Wikimedia Commons image

Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel via Wikimedia Commons

Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo via [Native News Online](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/native-arts-spotlight-visual-artist-124340044.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABzexRvPu-B4rcJCQiy-ERv6quZ0peGtCntHmaQZnbFrHx7Gj8ssyF4dI2whj3_qmXwUEQ_JMZm6RrpKq8Q4j40eRXHGyudMcdSbpZlcNwnypqFwhqLX-6dGSFWOxR6RTdwn2aGxdRZAjy2itFVFGupsvDC4OLcN6BBptTxDSYc2).

Photo via [Native News Online](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/native-arts-spotlight-visual-artist-124340044.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABzexRvPu-B4rcJCQiy-ERv6quZ0peGtCntHmaQZnbFrHx7Gj8ssyF4dI2whj3_qmXwUEQ_JMZm6RrpKq8Q4j40eRXHGyudMcdSbpZlcNwnypqFwhqLX-6dGSFWOxR6RTdwn2aGxdRZAjy2itFVFGupsvDC4OLcN6BBptTxDSYc2).
A map of the 1835 Potawatomi Mourning Procession, created by the Indigenous Chicago project team.  image

A map of the 1835 Potawatomi Mourning Procession, created by the Indigenous Chicago project team.

A map of the 1835 Potawatomi Mourning Procession, created by the Indigenous Chicago project team.
Logo via American Indian Health Services image

Logo via American Indian Health Services

Logo via American Indian Health Services
Sharok Skolnick's first book, a memoir of her time in an Indian orphanage. Image via Bison Books.  image

Sharok Skolnick's first book, a memoir of her time in an Indian orphanage. Image via Bison Books.

Sharok Skolnick's first book, a memoir of her time in an Indian orphanage. Image via Bison Books.
Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois image

Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois

Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois
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