Native Americans at Nike site, Chicago, Illinois

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Native Americans at Nike site, Chicago, Illinois

Description

Black and white photograph of a group of Native Americans gathered on top of a hill at the abandoned Belmont Harbor Nike missile site in Chicago. In June of 1971, this group of Native Americans and their supporters occupied the abandoned area of Chicago’s Belmont Harbor in the hopes that the site be set aside for housing units for Native Americans as well as a school for Native American children. Scanned from the negative.

Coverage

1970s

Date

1971-06-15

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Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Identifier

RHC-183_L107-0011a

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image/jpeg

Type

Image

Citation

Gilbert, Douglas R., “Native Americans at Nike site, Chicago, Illinois,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/55280.
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