National Native American Heritage Month

I acknowledge the land that is under the place called Chicago. I acknowledge all the blood, sweat, and tears that watered this land throughout history. All us who call Chicago home are guests on this land and should treat it as such. 

I acknowledge

• Peoria 
• Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi) 
• Myaamia 
• Kaskaskia 
• Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) 

National Native American Heritage Month:

November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges. (www.ncai.org)

Resources:

National Museum Of The American Indian

Film:

• Native Cinema Showcase All films on demand November 18–25, 2022

Virtual Exhibit:

• Ancestors Know Who We Are
• Developing Stories: Native Photographers in the Field
• NATION to NATION Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations
• Indelible The Platinum Photographs of Larry McNeil and Will Wilson

Chicago Public Library

Events: 

• Native American Heritage Events 2022 

Book Lists:

• Native American Heritage Month Reads 2022
• Native American Heritage Month Reads For Teens 2022
• Native American Heritage Month Reads for Kids 2022

Blog Posts

• Native American Trickster Tales 2014
• Indigenous Cuisine: Native Americans Go Back to Their Roots 2017
• Novels of Indigenous Holy People 2018

Interviews

• Finding Home: An Indigenous Perspective on Land, Language, and Identity w/ Dr. Anton Treuer 2020
• Indian Chicago: Author John N. Low, Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago 2021