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Indians of the Midwest and Contemporary Issues Website
The Newberry Library has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund “Indians of the Midwest and Contemporary Issues.”  The McNickle Center will construct this multimedia website designed to marry the Library’s rich collections on Native American history with state-of-the art interactive web capabilities to reveal the cultural and historical roots of controversial issues involving Native Americans today.  These include conflicts over gaming and casinos, fishing and hunting rights, the disposition of Indian artifacts and archeological sites, and the use of Indian images in the media.  In addition to historical collections, the site  will also feature interviews with contemporary Native Americans, interactive maps, links to tribal and other websites, and social networking. For more inforamtion, please e-mail mcnickle@newberry.org .