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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: How Illinois Got a Reservation After Nearly 200 Years
Description: For the first time in nearly two centuries, Illinois is home to federally recognized tribal land. The Prairie Band Potawatomi signed paperwork in April allowing the Department of Interior to place 130 acres in west suburban DeKalb County into a trust, giving the tribe sovereignty over the land. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with Prairie Band Chairperson Joseph Rupnick about the generations-long fight to return to the land and what this means for the Potawatomi and for Illinois.Good news: Mole de MayoWant some more City Cast Chicago news? Then m...