Projects

The Chicago area has long been a historic crossroads for many Indigenous peoples and continues to be home to an extensive urban Native community. Indigenous Chicago is a multifaceted project exploring these histories, centering Indigenous voices, laying bare stories of settler-colonial harm, and gesturing toward Indigenous futures. It is a living project and archive that will continue to be added to in collaboration with Native communities. 

Visit the Indigenous Chicago Website

The D’Arcy McNickle Distinguished Speaker Series celebrates Indigenous scholars, writers, and artists who consistently demonstrate excellence in their work concerning Indigenous peoples and histories and who actively address contemporary issues faced by American Indian and Indigenous communities. Usually held in November, past lectures have featured Ned Blackhawk, Leslie Marmon Silko, Winona LaDuke, and Nick Estes.

To view recordings of our past Distinguished Conversations, please visit the Newberry's YouTube channel.