Native Resurgence
Chicago Indian Village Occupations, Lake County, DuPage County, Cook County, 1970-1972
Beginning in the 1950s thousands of Native Americans moved to Chicago and other large cities as a result of the federal government’s termination and relocation programs, which tried to force cultural and economic assimilation by ending federal tribal recognition and removing individuals from reservation communities. However, government support for relocated Indians was almost nonexistent, and they found themselves in the city's poorest neighborhoods, facing discrimination in housing and employment.
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