The Shawnee Tribe is pressuring for their government to take over the site, which they say is falling into disrepair. However, the mayor of Fairway says it should remain state property.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed three bills into law on August 4 that will increase protections for Native American gravesites and more across the state. The bills include procedures for the treatment of Native American remains, protections for wearing regalia at graduation ceremonies, and mandates Native American history to be taught in public schools. Additionally, the law brings the Illinois State Museum in coordination with federally recognized tribes with ties to Illinois to determine the remains' tribal identity and return them to the appropriate burial.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed three bills on Friday that will increase protections for Native American communities around the state. The bills include protections for remains, clothing and history, according to Native News Online. The three bills are: “Illinois has made tremendous strides this year in its work to repair the […]
The remains of at least 271 Native Americans were found in storage on the University of Kansas campus last year. Despite a 1990 federal law, they still haven’t been returned to their Kansas tribes.