The Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, Illinois will reopen October 1, after renovations, with two major exhibitions and a free public celebration planned for Indigenous Peoples’ Day later that month. The reopening will introduce “The Gifts of Our World,” a permanent hands-on exhibition for children ages 3 to 10, and “Indigenous Chicago,” an exhibition tracing more than 500 years of Native history in the region that will remain on view for three years. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.
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