{"id":37136,"date":"2024-05-13T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=37136"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T21:35:18","slug":"native-america-calling-illinois-first-native-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/13\/native-america-calling-illinois-first-native-reservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Illinois\u2019 first Native reservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, May 13, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Illinois\u2019 first Native reservation<\/div>\r\nA tribe once targeted for termination has established the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/in-a-historic-announcement-from-the-u-s-government-illinois-is-once-again-home-to-a-federally-recognized-tribal-nation\/\">first reservation in the state of Illinois<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The U.S. Department of Interior transferred 130 acres of Northern Illinois land to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/\">Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/a>. The action comes 175 years after the federal government illegally sold the tribe\u2019s Illinois land &#8212; ten times the current trust land size &#8212; when the chief was out of the state visiting family. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to hear about the new land transaction and other recent notable land achievements.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/13\/native-america-calling-illinois-first-native-reservation\/josephrupnick-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/13\/native-america-calling-illinois-first-native-reservation\/josephrupnick-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14\/JosephRupnick-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1713516514&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;At a land title office in Sycamore, Illinois, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick signs a document transferring 130 acres of tribal-owned land in DeKalb County to the federal government, for use as the tribe&amp;#8217;s reservation. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/in-a-historic-announcement-from-the-u-s-government-illinois-is-once-again-home-to-a-federally-recognized-tribal-nation\/&gt;Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14\/JosephRupnick-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14\/JosephRupnick-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37148\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">At a land title office in Sycamore, Illinois, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick signs a document transferring 130 acres of tribal-owned land in DeKalb County to the federal government, for use as the tribe&#8217;s reservation. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/in-a-historic-announcement-from-the-u-s-government-illinois-is-once-again-home-to-a-federally-recognized-tribal-nation\/>Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/member\/joseph-rupnick\/\">Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick<\/a> (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), Chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/\">Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/a>, headquartered in Kansas.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joe-heath-a6b16a14b\">Joe Heath<\/a>,  general counsel for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onondaganation.org\/\">Onondaga Nation<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sara-k-v-1b36716\">Sara K. Van Norman<\/a>, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/svn.legal\/about-sara\/\">Van Norman Law<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSamantha MJ Yang (Gabriele\u00f1o Tongva Band of Mission Indians), environmental biologist and ethnobotanist\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14\/JosephRupnick-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Joseph \u201cZeke\u201d Rupnick\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tribe once targeted for termination has established the first reservation in the state of Illinois.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,13,1,14],"tags":[117,118,4889,3377,835,476,186,410,243,133,34,3098,1076,134,4891,4890,154],"class_list":["post-37136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-bia","tag-doi","tag-joe-heath","tag-joseph-rupnick","tag-kansas","tag-land-claims","tag-land-into-trust","tag-law-firms","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-york","tag-onondaga","tag-pbp","tag-radio","tag-samantha-mj-yang","tag-sara-van-norman","tag-treaties","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/14\/JosephRupnick-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-9EY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37136"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37149,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37136\/revisions\/37149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}