Chicago Cultural Alliance’s “Journey Chicago” Launching – 68th Annual Powwow Featured
The Chicago Cultural Alliance is so proud to have announced our Journey Chicago festival! Journey Chicago is an innovative cultural festival that celebrates the unique cultural heritage that plays a vital role in Chicago and its neighborhoods. The program will kick off September 8, followed by numerous in-person, virtual and hybrid cultural events in September and […]
Coiled snake earthworks installation from artist Santiago X and the American Indian Center is planned for Horner Park
“I think a lot of the times when we go into outdoor spaces, as a native community, we’re just struck by the fact that there’s all of these monuments of white supremacy that we have to face, and very rarely do we get to look at something that’s reflective or representative of our community,” Pochel […]
Poets criticize policing in American Indian Center reading
Twelve poets read over 40 poems covering a wide range of topics — including barriers to mental health care, family stories and the cacophony of sounds made when frying chicken — during The American Indian Center of Chicago’s Wednesday “Night of Poetry” event. Every month, local and national poets attend the event to read aloud recent […]
Press Release: No More Stolen Sisters – Rally for MMIW Honoring Our Stolen Sisters
In November of 2020, the life of another Indigenous sister was senselessly taken. Nangonhs Massey, described by loved ones as “a shining star”, was a young mother, a daughter and beloved friend to many. In November of 2020, Nangonhs–who was just 21–was murdered by Kaden Gilbert, who is now facing 1st degree murder charges. The […]
C.I.T.Y Wins Unity Youth Council
Congratulations to our amazing youth! They WON the UNITY YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD, and Angelina is the new UNITY MIDWEST REPRESENTATIVE. Their dedication to their community and their personal growth in ways big and small have paid off. A huge Chi Miigwetch to all those that have supported them! We look forward to […]
Should we instead rename Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive for a woman named Kitihawa?
“To remind you, Du Sable is generally regarded as this area’s first non-native settler. Believed to have been of Haitian and French descent and handsome and well educated, he was here by the 1780s, establishing a trading post/home on the northern banks of the Chicago River near what is now the glistening Apple outlet. He […]
American Indian Center prepares to move out of Uptown, marking end of era
“For 50 years, the former Masonic temple near Ashland and Wilson avenues — which the center’s leadership sold to move into a new building in 2017 — has served as a nerve center for thousands of Native Americans, the oldest of whom can still remember their early struggles adjusting to their new lives in Chicago.” […]
