In this presentation, internationally published, award-winning Ojibwa author and speaker Kim Sigafus takes you through the American Indian way of life as it once was. Hear about the tribes that once inhabited Illinois and a history of the Trail of Tears as it pertains to our state. Sigafus discusses the Native traditions and culture of the tribes that once lived in Illinois in the early 1800’s before the Indian Removal Act moved them west. Topics such as Native gardening, harvest, and live singing and drumming. A question-and-answer period will follow.
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