In this presentation, IL Humanities Road Scholar, Kim Sigafus McIver, takes you through the American Indian way of life as it once was.

Kim talks about the tribes that once inhabited Illinois and does a brief history of the Trail of Tears as it pertains to those tribes. She’ll take an in-depth look at a typical day in the life of a Native in the early 1800’s and discusses how many of those traditions are still relevant today. Native harvest, music, courting, marriage, and more will be discussed.

Kim is an award-winning Ojibwa author from Freeport, IL. Her family is from White Earth Reservation, which is in the northwest corner of Minnesota. Kim writes Native American fiction and non-fiction as well as YA and children’s books. She has a degree in Theater and Vocal Music, drums and sings, and crafts dream catchers and Talking Feathers. She has given many presentations in her Native regalia and enjoys sharing her culture with others. She has presented at venues such as Northern Illinois University and many other Midwest colleges, The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and many other museums, as well as libraries and small groups. She’s been interviewed for both television and radio and is currently reviewing Native curriculum for an educational company.

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Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations.

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