Illinois
For Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, federal recognition at last
For the first time in nearly two centuries, Illinois is home to a federally recognized tribal nation.
When Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in present-day DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas, he returned just weeks later to seized lands. The U.S. government had illegally auctioned off the 1,280-acre reservation.
“They said he abandoned ... [5583 chars]
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