Native Americans in Illinois

tipi village at dusk

Native American Tribes & the Indian History in East Carondelet, Illinois

The history of Native Americans is often distilled into neat chapters: the arrival of Europeans, the expansion of the frontier, the resistance and removal of tribes. But the real story does not begin with colonial ships cresting the horizon, nor does it end with the closing frontier. It’s an ongoing epic that stands intertwined with…

tipi village at dusk

Native American Tribes & the Indian History in East Saint Louis, Illinois

The history of Native Americans is often distilled into neat chapters: the arrival of Europeans, the expansion of the frontier, the resistance and removal of tribes. But the real story does not begin with colonial ships cresting the horizon, nor does it end with the closing frontier. It’s an ongoing epic that stands intertwined with…

tipi village at dusk

Native American Tribes & the Indian History in Fairview Heights, Illinois

The history of Native Americans is often distilled into neat chapters: the arrival of Europeans, the expansion of the frontier, the resistance and removal of tribes. But the real story does not begin with colonial ships cresting the horizon, nor does it end with the closing frontier. It’s an ongoing epic that stands intertwined with…