{"id":36637,"date":"2026-04-29T10:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=36637"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:52:02","slug":"culture-and-policy-combine-at-native-american-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/36637-culture-and-policy-combine-at-native-american-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture and Policy Combine at Native American Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event promotes Native issues and connects people to lawmakers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Article Summary\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native Americans gathered at the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday for the fourth annual Native American Summit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple representatives from different tribes spoke about the importance of gathering and speaking with elected leaders to remind them about Native issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants also visited lawmakers and were recognized on the Senate floor.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional drumming, songs and dancing with traditional regalia followed on the Capitol steps. Attendees said the Summit and the dancing were important opportunities to share Native American culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summary was written by the reporters and editors who have worked on this story.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Drums and bells echoed as people dressed in regalia sang and danced traditional dances at the fourth annual Native American Summit at the Illinois Capitol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme for the gathering was community, awareness and connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People from several Native American tribes gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to raise awareness and share information about important issues for Native communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have so many roots, so many connections, not only to Illinois, but to our own tribal nations that we are here making our voice heard. And you all are making our voice heard,\u201d said Andrew Johnson, a citizen of Cherokee Nation and director of advocacy for the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Native agenda this session<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAICC isn\u2019t pursuing specific legislation this session, so the Summit was focused on meeting with lawmakers and reminding them \u201cwe\u2019re still here and we\u2019ll always be here,\u201d said Marne Smiley, a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, and a facilitator for CAICC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, CAICC advocated for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/native-american-mascot-ban-clears-the-illinois-house-heads-to-senate\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a bill banning Native American mascots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Illinois schools. The bill passed through the House but did not advance in the Senate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re here today to make sure that our interests are visible in the decisions made by our legislators, that we can build relationships with them, work towards healing historic harms, and that together, in partnership, we can work to build positive futures and ensure that native families of Illinois can thrive,\u201d said Jasmine Gurneau, a member of the Oneida and Menominee tribe and the president of CAICC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priority issues for CAICC include allowing tribal languages to satisfy education requirements for learning a foreign language, establishing a Native American Caucus in both chambers of the General Assembly to specifically discuss policies regarding Native Americans, and working with the state to research affordable housing and homelessness. There are nine total issues listed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoaicc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CAICC_NAS2026_NativeIssuesFAQ.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on CAICC\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gurneau said Native issues aren\u2019t different from those of other minority groups, particularly when it comes to disparities in accessing healthcare, affordable housing, education and dealing with the criminal justice system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native issues are different, Gurneau said, because tribal nations are sovereign, but Native Americans are still considered U.S. citizens. A long history of broken treaties, illegal landgrabs and forced assimilation has led to a variety of cultural considerations CAICC would like the General Assembly to consider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That includes ensuring the state gathers better data about public health for Native Americans and the legal system follows <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/95th-congress\/senate-bill\/1214\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">federal requirements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for prioritizing Native placements in state child custody proceedings involving Native American children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;ll be sharing our song and dance, hopes and dreams, and asking for some specific ways for legislators to not just see us, but to act and move our concerns forward in the legislative process,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Native American Summit<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dancing was an important part of the Summit and Maria Barrera, a member of the Cherokee tribe, said she appreciated being able to share her culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt just brings us back to connecting with our roots, and we don&#8217;t really get to have that all the time,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barrera danced the Jingle Dress Dance, a dance for healing and prayer. Jingle dresses are traditional regalia that feature rows of metal cones attached to skirts and, sometimes, to shoulders. The sound of the cones striking each other is said to produce a healing sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf somebody wants to pray for somebody \u2014 somebody who&#8217;s sick or whatever reason they have \u2014 they would just offer us some tobacco, because that&#8217;s the traditional way to show respect and to ask for something,\u201d she said. \u201cSo we would dance and we would pray, and with each cone that goes on, a different prayer goes into that dress.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tevelee Gudino, a member of the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache tribe, said the singing and dancing was always spiritual and moving, especially at the Capitol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhenever we hear the drum, it&#8217;s the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and that resonates in all of us,\u201d she said. \u201cWe don&#8217;t hear it as often because we don&#8217;t have moments that we can do that. But when we do it&#8217;s really, it touches the soul. It&#8217;s kind of replenishing, and it brings on a lot of spirituality and connection to our ancestors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, the General Assembly has passed laws <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.illinoisstate.edu\/2025\/04\/bridging-the-gap-in-the-curriculum-presenters-gathered-to-share-expertise-through-an-indigenous-education-initiative\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mandating Native American history education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, culturally appropriate treatment for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wttw.com\/2023\/08\/07\/pritzker-signs-bills-expanding-cultural-protections-native-americans-and-mandating\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native American remains,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dress codes allowing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrex.com\/news\/pritzker-signs-3-bills-increasing-illinois-native-american-protections\/article_0f83b640-3308-11ee-b488-d72672c12049.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural attire at graduation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ceremonies and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/potawatomi-to-reclaim-tribal-land-in-dekalb-county\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">land transfer to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. 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