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GA DNEZÉTHÊK SHODË KIK (THE ONES WHO LIVED HERE ON THIS LAND)*

The Board of the Charnley-Persky House Museum acknowledges that the Charnley-Persky House sits on a threshold between ceded and unceded land that is the traditional homeland of the Potawatomi (Bodéwadmi / Neshnabek). To this day the Potawatomi still claim those natural assets. The Chicago area was a traditional place for trade, gathering, and healing for the Potawatomi and more than a dozen other Native nations including the Illinois Confederacy (the Peoria and Kaskaskia Nations), Ojibwe, Odawa, Myaamia, Wea, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Thakiwaki, Meskwaki, Kiikaapoi, and Mascouten people. One of the largest urban Native American communities in the U.S. (or Turtle Island), currently resides in Chicago. The Charnley-Persky House Museum acknowledges the contributions of Indigenous communities and commits to an ongoing collaboration to share a complex and inclusive history.

*This Potawatomi translation of the land acknowledgment’s title was taken from the Chicago History Museum’s land acknowledgement, translated by Kyle Malott, and also written in consultation with Dr. John N. Low. We gratefully acknowledge the consultation of Dr. John N. Low in crafting this land acknowledgment. 

 

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1989 Restoration

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Excavations

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Charnley's Previous Owners

 

Articles About Charnley-Persky House

SAH Metcalf Intern Christine Shang-Oak Lee photographed artifacts uncovered in the 2010 excavation and wrote about her work in a blog post.

2010 Excavation at the Charnley-Persky House

Chicago Tribune
Getting the Dirt on Chicago High Society,” July 28, 2010, by William Mullen
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-07-28-ct-x-c-urban-dig-20100728-story.html
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2015 Excavation at the Charnley-Persky House

Channel 11, PBS News, Chicago Tonight (WTTW)
“Students Dig For Lost Treasures in the Gold Coast” 
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/07/29/students-dig-lost-treasures-gold-coast

WGNtv News
“Urban dig truly makes trash into treasures for local students” 
http://wgntv.com/2015/07/28/urban-dig-truly-makes-trash-into-treasures-for-local-students/

CBS News
“Students Digging Up Historical Artifacts At Gold Coast Site” 
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/07/28/students-digging-up-historical-artifacts-at-gold-coast-site/

Chicago Tribune
“Relics of the past unearthed in Gold Coast”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/photos/ct-archaeological-dig-gold-coast-photos-20150728-photogallery.html

Chicago Tribune
“Students dig for architectural treasures in Gold Coast” 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-gold-coast-archeological-dig-met-20150728-story.html

Lake Forest Patch
“Lake Forest College Students Taking Part in Historical Dig” 
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/lake-forest-college-students-taking-part-historical-dig

Pioneer Press
“Lake Forest College students "dig" Chicago – literally” July 24, 2015, by Mark Lawton

Daily North Shore
“Digging Gold Coast Garbage” July 27, 2015, by Anne Marie Brugioni, Xhris Ftizgerald, and Dasha Rodina
https://jwcdaily.com/2015/07/27/lake-forest-college-students-digging-gold-coast-trash/

Lake Forest College
"Urban Dig Creates Media Buzz"
https://www.lakeforest.edu/news/urban-dig-creates-media-buzz