Indigenous Rust Belt
Stories on Indigenous history, culture, and identity in the region, guest edited by Dr. Deondre Smiles. This series is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities.
INseparable
INDIGENOUS RUST BELT
Indigenous Hauntings
Native grief and resurgence in the Midwest.
Home/Lands
Indigenous diasporas and making 'home' in the Rust Belt.
Event Video: Indigenous Rust Belt
Watch the full video of our February 2 event on Indigenous life and history in the Rust Belt.
Treaty of Mendota
A poem of erasure.
The Ohio Organization Rekindling Indigenous Foodways
How 'Native American street food' is helping to keep tribal cultures alive.
Reimagining the Myaamia Storytelling Tradition
On Dungeons & Dragons & Diaspora.
A Public Art Project Tackles Unceded Land in Chicago
'Whose Lakefront' marks the Indigenous history of the Lake Michigan coast.
Ohio’s Indigenous Landscapes
Documenting the indigeneity embedded in the culture and geography of the state.
Why Indigenous Place Names Matter
Our origin stories, histories, languages, and cultures are tied to our homelands.
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