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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
Carol Warrington with her children in front of teepee. Photo by Chicago Daily News via Newberry Library.  image

Carol Warrington with her children in front of teepee. Photo by Chicago Daily News via Newberry Library.

Carol Warrington with her children in front of teepee. Photo by Chicago Daily News via Newberry Library.
"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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Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Chicago Office by the Native American Committee, Seeing Indian Collection, Newberry Library image

Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Chicago Office by the Native American Committee, Seeing Indian Collection, Newberry Library

Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Chicago Office by the Native American Committee, Seeing Indian Collection, Newberry Library
A postcard created for the 1933 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Kitihawa and Jean Baptiste du Sable's home.  image

A postcard created for the 1933 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Kitihawa and Jean Baptiste du Sable's home.

A postcard created for the 1933 World's Fair showing an imagined view of Kitihawa and Jean Baptiste du Sable's home.
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Photo by Levi Rickert, Native News Online, September 16, 2023, https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/the-future-is-now-at-newly-opened-center-for-native-futures-in-chicago. image

Photo by Levi Rickert, Native News Online, September 16, 2023, https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/the-future-is-now-at-newly-opened-center-for-native-futures-in-chicago.

Photo by Levi Rickert, Native News Online, September 16, 2023, https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/the-future-is-now-at-newly-opened-center-for-native-futures-in-chicago.
Photo via Chicago Public Art Group image

Photo via Chicago Public Art Group

Photo via Chicago Public Art Group
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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.
The sign for St. Augustine's Center for American Indians. Newberry Library. Photo by Rose Miron.  image

The sign for St. Augustine's Center for American Indians. Newberry Library. Photo by Rose Miron.

The sign for St. Augustine's Center for American Indians. Newberry Library. Photo by Rose Miron.
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)
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 Logo via Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation image

Logo via Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation

Logo via Caroline and Ora Smith Foundation
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A photograph of the official Indian Village at the World's Fair where many Native peoples lived and worked during the fair. image

A photograph of the official Indian Village at the World's Fair where many Native peoples lived and worked during the fair.

A photograph of the official Indian Village at the World's Fair where many Native peoples lived and worked during the fair.
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Photo from Chicago Architecture Center.

Photo from Chicago Architecture Center.
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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 Chicago American Indian Center. image

Logo via Chicago American Indian Center.

Logo via Chicago American Indian Center.
The Picasso "Untitled Sculpture." Photo via Trip Advisor.  image

The Picasso "Untitled Sculpture." Photo via Trip Advisor.

The Picasso "Untitled Sculpture." Photo via Trip Advisor.
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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
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)
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A map of Chicago in 1830 image

A map of Chicago in 1830

A map of Chicago in 1830
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
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The Chicago Theater. Photo via Chicago Architecture Center. image

The Chicago Theater. Photo via Chicago Architecture Center.

The Chicago Theater. Photo via Chicago Architecture Center.
Photo by Roger Deschner via Chicago Monuments Project
Artist: E.P. Seidel, based on a sketch by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy
Funder: unknown - possibly the city
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Photo by Roger Deschner via Chicago Monuments Project Artist: E.P. Seidel, based on a sketch by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy Funder: unknown - possibly the city Date: 1930

Photo by Roger Deschner via Chicago Monuments Project Artist: E.P. Seidel, based on a sketch by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy Funder: unknown - possibly the city Date: 1930
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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
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).
The logo for NAES College. image

The logo for NAES College.

The logo for NAES College.
Photo by Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons
Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928)
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Photo by Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928)

Photo by Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons Artist: James Earle Fraser (1928)
"History of Chicago" by Lucile Ward (1940) in the auditorium of Sawyer School  image

"History of Chicago" by Lucile Ward (1940) in the auditorium of Sawyer School

"History of Chicago" by Lucile Ward (1940) in the auditorium of Sawyer School
Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative image

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative

Logo via Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative
Photos by Ponor via Wikimedia Commons
Artist: Ivan Mestrovic
Funder: Benjamin F. Ferguson Monument Fund (Ferguson was a lumber magnate)
Date: 1928 image

Photos by Ponor via Wikimedia Commons Artist: Ivan Mestrovic Funder: Benjamin F. Ferguson Monument Fund (Ferguson was a lumber magnate) Date: 1928

Photos by Ponor via Wikimedia Commons Artist: Ivan Mestrovic Funder: Benjamin F. Ferguson Monument Fund (Ferguson was a lumber magnate) Date: 1928
Logo via California Indian Manpower Consortium.  image

Logo via California Indian Manpower Consortium.

Logo via California Indian Manpower Consortium.
The Discoverers Relief on the northeast corner of DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.  image

The Discoverers Relief on the northeast corner of DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.

The Discoverers Relief on the northeast corner of DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.
The Defense, on DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.  image

The Defense, on DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.

The Defense, on DuSable Bridge. Photo by Jyoti Srivastava via the Chicago Monuments Project.
Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois image

Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois

Photo via American Indian Association of Illinois
Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein. image

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein.

Photo Taken by Joshua Friedlein.
You Are On Potawatomi Land artwork by Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe). Photo by Sarah Dalton (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) image

You Are On Potawatomi Land artwork by Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe). Photo by Sarah Dalton (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)

You Are On Potawatomi Land artwork by Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe). Photo by Sarah Dalton (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
Photograph of Sab-eh-nay by unknown photographer. Image via Wisconsin Historical Society. image

Photograph of Sab-eh-nay by unknown photographer. Image via Wisconsin Historical Society.

Photograph of Sab-eh-nay by unknown photographer. Image via Wisconsin Historical Society.