Learn about the history and occupation of Indigenous land by marking the presence of unceded territory in the heart of Chicago’s downtown. The “Whose Lakefront” project is based on a 1914 lawsuit brought by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians against Chicago for land along the lakefront.
Members of the Pokagon Band, based in Michigan, along with a Native resident of Chicago and non-Native ally, will discuss this history and contemporary Native sovereignty as highlighted through a recent public art project marking this unceded territory in the heart of Chicago's downtown. Panelists include JeeYeun Lee, John Low, Madolyn Wesaw, and Debra Yepa-Pappan. This program is co-sponsored by CPL’s Native American Heritage Committee.
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