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Beyond Land Acknowledgements
Whether you attending the 2026 OAKE Conference this year, or not, here are some resources you could use to support and engage with Native communities.
Attend:
Smithsonian’s Native Knowledge 360o Virtual Workshop, Sunday, March 14 | 11-2pm CT | $15, www.teachingforchange.org/2025-native-knowledge-360-teach-in
Workshops connecting educators with classroom-ready resources that support the teaching of Indigenous histories and contemporary issues with respect and care.
Visit:
Field Museum’s Native Truth Exhibit (1400 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL), 9am-5pm every day | $20-30 | FREE for Illinois teachers | Exhibit included in Gen. Adm. www.fieldmuseum.org/page/native-truths
This exhibit was created with the guidance of an advisory council of 11 Native American scholars and museum professionals, and in partnership with 130 collaborators representing over 105 Tribes.
Watch…
Native Youth in Chicago (2 min. video): Listen to native youth who live in Chicago today speak on their experiences. https://vimeo.com/711845820
Read and Listen…
Lakota Hip Hop Music with Frank Waln: Sicangu Lakota musician and professor, Frank Waln, went to Columbia College in Chicago and is now a professor at Western Michigan University. His music blends hip hop with traditional Lakota language and melodies. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/09/us/frank-waln-sicangu-lakota-rapper; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4VHBhm38cw&t=259s
Give Back:
Make a donation to the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, a local Institution that benefits the Chicago American Indian Community, In providing traditional cultural activities for Native community members
Check out more resources below, from last year's post!
March 2026
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We encourage you to use closed captions during your presentations to enhance accessibility for all attendees. Universal Design principles support offering multiple ways to engage, and by providing text-based representations of speech, we can better accommodate those with hearing impairments as well as help mitigate any background noise or interruptions. This document provides links that can generate auto-captions within a few of the most popular presentation platforms. Curious to know more? Check out this video.
Going Beyond Land AcknowledgEments
Going Beyond Land AcknowledgEments
Are you looking for ways to engage with and support Indigenous communities in your area? The Native Governance Center has wonderful resources on allyship and land acknowledgements.
Are you attending the 2025 OAKE Conference In Chicago? Check out these events!
Drumming and Dancing Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, Every Tuesday and Thursday, 5-7pm, 3401 West Ainslie St
Make a donation to this local Institution that benefits the Chicago American Indian Community
Weaving Worlds: Collaborating X Communities Ninth Annual Urban Native Education Conference, March 7-8, 60 West Walton St or Zoom
Native Truths Exhibit at the Field Museum (1400 S Lake Shore Dr), permanent exhibit included in price of ticket
When you get back home...
Use Native Land Digital's searchable map of Native territories, languages and treaties to search for the relevant territories in your location
Find a pow wow near you: https://calendar.powwows.com/ ; the majority of pow-wows welcome non-native people
Sign up for Native Knowledge 360 monthly newsletter for webinars and lesson plans hosted by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
If you're an Illinois Music Educator:
Consider joining the professional learning group: Teaching With and About Native Americans Recurring Wednesday Zoom sessions, March 19 - May 14
Keep up to date with future Chicago events: https://chicagoaicc.com/, https://cnair.northwestern.edu/about/events/, @americanindiancenter
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