battle that happens during the war of 1812 between pottawatomie and us warriors. but the math that appears in the earlier account where the european traders lives and then represents that vast expanse of emptiness so in the earlier map the 17th century narrative of the lands waiting to be settled shows in the 19th century so it represents the distinctive key of the chicago river with indigenous homes along the river and then people in the river so it was very urban and populated that is the indigenous homeland so it is not a representation of disease per se but is important that of what they are producing in the 19th century by rereading these colonial histories and archives to correct inaccuracies and tell a very different story in relation to climate change and other indigenous people. >> great. thank you all of you for sharing those last parts thank you to everyone who joined us tonight if you still want to ask the question feel free to e-mail the panelists their e-mails are in the chat box you will also see a couple of links if you are not on the mailing list

the pottawatomie the illinois confederacy, the. nation and the squawking nation. the nations also call the regent of northeast illinois home. indigenous people continue to live in this area and silver their traditional teaching and lifeways. today chicago is home to the largest urban indigenous communities in the united states this lander means important place for indigenous people. at the chicago institution it's the responsibility to acknowledge the historical context and build reciprocal relations with the tribal nations on whose land we are situated. during the program you have the opportunity to enter questions and a q&a feature on zoom or in the comment section if you're joining us on facebook or youtube. as time permits our speakers will respond to your questions. and now is my pleasure to introduce today's speaker doctor elaine at roberts is a professor of history at the university of pittsburgh. our research focus on the intersection of american native history in the 19th century the modern-day with particular attention to identity, federal colonialism. i

landed that intersects with the upper original homelands of several tribal nations the council the pottawatomie and of nations. the inland confederacy the. and nation and others nations. in the region of north east illinois home predict and the indigenous people live in a serious all right their traditional teachings in my face and today, chicago is home to the largest urban indigenous community the united states. there remains an apartment lease for indigenous people of the caught chicago institution, the possibility to acknowledge the historical context and build mystical relationships with the tribal nations onto the lands they are situated. you'll have the opportunity to enter russians on zoom are in the comment section if you're joining us on facebook or youtube. and as time permits our speakers will respond to questions. and as my pleasure to introduce today's speaker, doctor alaina roberts it assistant professor of history at the university of pittsburgh she focuses on the intersection of african-americans and native american histories and 19th century to the modern day particular attent