Healing Illinois
These articles are produced through the Healing Illinois: Democracy Lives Here Reporting Project with the Medill Solutions Journalism Hub at Northwestern University. Healing Illinois — an Illinois Department of Human Services initiative managed with the Field Foundation — supports storytelling and community collaborations to address racial and systemic inequities across the state.
Mascot ban stalls as Native-backed land conservation bill advances
Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban.
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Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois
Inside Illinois museums’ efforts to repatriate Native American remains.
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‘Our identity has been frozen in time’: How Native American advocates are influencing Springfield
Native Americans focus on preserving history, improving imagery and correcting historic wrongs with Statehouse advocacy.
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