Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland biography How do we create an

How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners

A Cherokee Story takes place in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do

and by understanding how stories work

Toypurina knew she had to act

and its kinship and traditions on the other

Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland biography How do we create anZhegagoynak, also called Chicagoland, has long been an Indigenous cultural and economic hub. It is the traditional homeland of the Council of Three Fires the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami, Ho Chunk, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois nations. Today, Chicago has the third largest urban Indian population in the United States. Indigenous voices, however, are often absent from stories of Chicagoland. This silence is damaging.