Native Voices

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“Racism is in the DNA of America but we have to be proud to be from here, this is our land, but it’s a struggle,” says Santiago X

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Artist Santiago X seeks to change the reputation of Native Americans documented in images that are offensive. https://t.co/VmZzk8RpmQ

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.@lauren_tussey profiles Chicago Native American educator Melanie Cloud on @nativevoiceschi https://t.co/sBNHHyvXjf

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Parsino “Carlos” Peynetsa, 65, founder of the Black Hawk Performance Co.
Photo by Warner Gardner @Native_Chicago

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This website has been 15 weeks in the making—10 journalists and 5 important stories from the Native community https://t.co/kkk8TYxP4Y

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The Blackhawk Dance Company performing at the Field Museum this fall @Native_Chicago @dpwiese @FieldMuseum https://t.co/gwOp0dsRza

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“I want [Native children] to grow up to know that it’s okay to be American Indian." -Melanie Cloud, Native Scholars program @dpwiese

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Chicago artist Chris Pappan's ledger drawings showcase icons from Native history like Princess White Deer

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"There’s still such a heavy stereotype of Native Americans out here. People still presume that [we] all live in teepees." -Janelle Stanley

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Janelle Stanley, curator at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, IL.
Photo by Bianca Smith.

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Tomorrow we launch our website—full of conversations with Chicago's American Indian innovators, activists, and artists. Stay tuned for more!