Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland biography museum personnel

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How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners

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Toypurina knew she had to act

A Cherokee Story takes place in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do

Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland biography museum personnelZhegagoynak, also called Chicagoland, has long been an Indigenous cultural and economic hub. It is the traditional homeland of the Council of Three Fires the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami, Ho Chunk, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois nations. Today, Chicago has the third largest urban Indian population in the United States. Indigenous voices, however, are often absent from stories of Chicagoland. This silence is damaging.