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Michael Chosa, Carol Warrington. The Chicago Indian Village (CIV) was a short-lived American Indian affordable-housing protest group in and around Chicago, Illinois, in 1971–1972 that worked to raise awareness of and remedy poor living conditions for Native Americans in the Chicago area. [1]
The American Indian Center (AIC) of Chicago is the oldest urban American Indian center in the United States. [1] It provides social services, youth and senior programs, cultural learning, and meeting opportunities for Native American peoples. For many years, it was located Uptown and is now in the Albany Park, Chicago community area. [2][3]
As of 2018 the Chicago area has over 65,000 people with ancestry from around 175 Native American tribes, making it the third largest settlement of Native Americans in an American urban area. [ 112 ] The American Indian Center (AIC) in Albany Park is a community center for Native Americans and helps people moving from reservations adjust to life ...
The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo controversy refers to the controversy surrounding the name and logo of the Chicago Blackhawks, a National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. Like other teams with tribal mascots, there are calls from Indigenous activists and organizations to change the Blackhawks' name and logo ...
The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian is a museum in Evanston, Illinois that focuses exclusively on the history, culture and arts of North American native peoples. It is a Core Member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance, a consortium of 25 ethnic museums and cultural centres in Chicago. The Museum's collections range from the Paleo-Indian ...
Painted hide with geometric motifs, attributed to the Illinois Confederacy by the French, pre-1800. Collections of the Musée du quai Branly. The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. Eventually member tribes occupied an area reaching from ...
Geneseo Township. Half Day – named after Potawatomi Chief Aptakisic, the chief at the time the area was settled. The name, meaning "sun at meridian", was anglicized as "Half Day". Illini. Illini State Park. Illiopolis – The name was formed from Illinois and -polis, a Greek suffix meaning "city". Illiopolis Township.
Eberswalder Warriors, an American Football club in Eberswalde, Germany. Garland Aztecs, Garland, Texas - Semi-Pro. Mayas CDMX (Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional) - Mexico City, Mexico. Mexicas CDMX (Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional) - Mexico City, Mexico. Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - While adopting Native American imagery, the team was ...