Political Quotes

“I proudly rise to recognize the American Indian Center of Chicago, the longest-running urban Indian organization in the country and the leader of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition. I would like to congratulate the American Indian Center on its family oriented activities and publication of the new book ``Chicago's 50 Years of Powwows.'' I would also like to congratulate them on the special honor of being selected by the Smithsonian Institute as the only organization representing contemporary urban American Indians to be featured in the opening of the new Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. This museum celebrating the past and present of American Indians, and their rich history, opened today. The American Indian Center of Chicago is showcased in the new Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian exhibit Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities. Our Lives presents the American Indian culture from a first voice perspective and tells stories of modern American Indian communities, examining the personal and collective identities of American Indian peoples in the 21st century.”