Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe
The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized ...
Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but ...
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LAND BACK: Illinois Governor Signs Law Allowing Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to Reclaim its Stolen Land
More than 175 years ago, in the 1830s, Chief Shab-eh-nay left his Reservation in northern Illinois to visit his family in Kansas. While he was away, the U.S. government illegally auctioned off more ...
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Illinois may soon return land the US stole from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago
Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with ... to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The state would continue providing maintenance while the tribe says it wants ...
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Meet Chief Complaint, a band made up of Breckenridge ski patrollers who find harmony in playing music
After a long day on the mountain it can be hard to imagine doing much else. The same is often true for some of the most ...
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Choctaw Chief Ben tours MSU-Meridian, meets with students
The second-term chief also toured MSU-Meridian facilities and met with staff and students. (Photo by Revere Photography) STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian celebrated its ...
Choctaw Chief Elizabeth Rogers speaking at NSU for Women’s History Month event
(KTAL/KMSS) – The chief of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians is preparing ... about native women’s leadership at Northwestern ...