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| Title | Kickapoo Dwelling (Bark Hut) |
| Coverage / Year | 1906 |
| Description | After leaving McLean County, the Kickapoo fled westward. This dwelling was photographed in Brown County, Kansas, about 1906. |
| Interpretation | Kickapoo culture was rich in the care of corn. Once they raised four kinds: red, blue, white, and black. The Kickapoo were driven out of McLean County, Illinois, in 1813. The Grand Village was destroyed after Illinois Governor Edwards hired men to do the job. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History; Native American Stories |
| Learning Standards | 15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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| Source | 'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.; ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Kansas; Kickapoo Nation; Dwellings; Indians of North America; |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0203; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 1:4, p. 3 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 390401632002_mch0203.jpg |
