Land acknowledgment
Coverage of Land acknowledgment in the Nexus archive.
- Obama Center embeds 'Indigenous' land message on controversial site
The Obama Presidential Center includes a permanent display acknowledging Indigenous land stewardship and features a quote from Obama on broken treaties. Critics argue the center's location on public land transferred for $10 under a controversial agreement creates irony, as they claim the land was 'stolen' from Illinois citizens rather than Native Americans.
- Obama Center embeds 'Indigenous' land message on controversial site
The Obama Presidential Center includes a permanent display acknowledging Indigenous land stewardship, which critics argue contrasts with controversy over its location on public land transferred for $10. Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan claims the land was 'stolen' from Illinois citizens, not Native Americans, due to a disputed 99-year agreement.