Indigenous Power on the Middle Ground: the Native Peoples of Northern Illinois
November 14, 2025, 7pm
Presenter: Eliot Fackler
Join us for a special presentation in National Native American Heritage Month.
Eliot’s talk will explore indigenous history in this region emphasizing the 18th & 19th centuries by looking at communities, controlled portages, networks of trade and diplomacy.
About the Presenter: Eliot Fackler, PhD is Assistant Professor of History, Governors State University. Eliot researches and writes about settler colonialism and environmental change in United States history. He is a Project Co-Director of the Southland History Collective.
The Southland History Collective was founded in 2022 with a small grant from Governors State University. They are committed to community-engaged work that helps to cultivate an inclusive Southland regional identity through historical and educational work.
Members: $10 | Non-members: $20 | Students under 18: $5
Ridge Historical Society
10621 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, IL 60643
Limited Capacity. Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/RHS-native
RSVP: ridgehistory@hotmail.com 773.881.1675