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Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed 1,500 acres of land in Illinois, which was promised to them in a treaty from 1829 but sold to settlers by the federal government 20 years later.
Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation transferring ownership of Shabbona Lake State Park back to the Potawatomi Nation, ensuring it remains a public park.
Joseph 'Zeke' Rupnick emphasized that this moment reflects the power of collaboration and a shared desire to build a future rooted in justice and respect.
Senator Mark Walker stated that this legislation fosters partnership with indigenous communities, placing Illinois on 'the right side of history.

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thecrimson.com

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Give the Land Up — Or Shut Up

Any institution indulging in this nonsense should put its money where its mouth is: Either return the land that it occupies to whichever Native American tribe that it stole it from, or spare us the hollow, meaningless acknowledgements.

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Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years later.

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* ICYMI: Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County. Capitol News Illinois… More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back. Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to [...]

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Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County – Capitol News IL

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park. The Prairie Band Potawatomi have long argued that the land is still legally theirs because Congress never authorized the sale, and as recently as 2001, attorneys for the U.S. Department of the Interior acknowledged the tribe had a legitimate claim to the land.

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Chicago Sun Times

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Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe

The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized and sold by the U.S. when the chief was visiting relatives.

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Potawatomi to reclaim tribal land in DeKalb County

More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.

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