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According to federal data, the Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, Illinois, and the U.S. Department of the Interior repatriated more Native American ancestors than any other institutions in 2024.

Certain Illinois state parks and locations, including Starved Rock State Park and Illinois State Museum’s Dickson Mounds, host eagle-watching programs during this period. “Illinois residents ...

Michael Wiant, former director of the Illinois State Museum and Dickson Mounds State Museum, will speak on "Native Americans in Illinois in 1818: Treaties and Treachery in the Path to Statehood." ...