John N. Low's "Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago" examines the ways some Pokagon Potawatomi tribal members have maintained a distinct Native identity, their rejection of assimilation into the mainstream, and their desire for inclusion in the larger contemporary society without forfeiting their “Indianness.”

Low visited the Newberry for a free meet-the-author event, where he was interviewed by Jesse Dukes, Audio Producer for WBEZ Chicago, and author of the interactive feature “Without Native Americans, Would we Have Chicago?"

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi & Chicago

Anne Durkin Keating, moderator for the symposium, introduces the topic of the day and the first panelist of the symposium: Mary Beth Fraser Connolly. Connolly speaks about her work on the Sisters of Mercy in her talk entitled, “’Souls are Trained and Prepared for the Other’: The Mercy Charism and Catholic Female Education in Chicago, 1840s-1940s, A Comparative Study”

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The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi & Chicago

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