South Loop in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Original Peoples Homeland

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 29, 2023

1. Original Peoples Homeland Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Field Museum acknowledges that it resides within the traditional homelands of the Hoocąk (Winnebago/Ho'Chunk), Jiwere (Otoe), Nutachi (Missouria), and Baxoje (lowas); Kiash Matchitiwuk (Menominee); Meshkwahkîha (Meskwaki); Asâkîwaki (Sauk); Myaamiaki (Miami), Waayaahtanwaki (Wea), and Peeyankihšiaki (Piankashaw); Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo); Inoka (Illini Confederacy); Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), Odawak (Odawa), and Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi). The Museum recognizes and is grateful for the Original Peoples who laid the foundation for the City of Chicago, and for the diverse Indigenous nations that reside in Chicago today.

El Field Museum reconoce que se encuentra enclavado dentro de la patria tradicional de los Hoocąk (Winnebago/Ho'Chunk), Jiwere (Otoe), Nutachi (Missouria) y Baxoje (lowas); Kiash Matchitiwuk (Menominee); Meshkwahkiha (Meskwaki); Asâkîwaki (Sauk); Myaamiaki (Miami), Waayaahtanwaki (Wea) y Peeyankihšiaki (Piankashaw); Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo); Inoka (Illini Confederacy); Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), Odawak (Odawa) y Bodéwadmik (Potawatomi). El museo honra y agradece a los pueblos originarios que pusieron los cimientos sobre los que se fundó la ciudad de Chicago ya las diversas naciones indígenas que actualmente residen en Chicago.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 51.943′ N, 87° 37.019′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in South Loop. It can be reached from East McFetridge Drive west of Special Olympics Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Special Olympics Eternal Flame of Hope (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tribute to Freedom and Water Wall (about 300 feet away); Olmec Head #8 (about

Original Peoples Homeland Marker at the Field Museum south entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 29, 2023

2. Original Peoples Homeland Marker at the Field Museum south entrance

The marker is to the right of the doorway (which is blocked in this photo by a column).

600 feet away); Chicago Police Officers War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Central Station Fragments (approx. 0.3 miles away); Balbo Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Chicago (approx. 0.3 miles away); George S. Halas (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Additional keywords. Land Acknowledgement

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.