Indian Boundary Lines Plaque
Subject: Indian Boundary Lines Plaque
Series: Native Chicago
Location: Chicago (Rogers Park), IL.
Address: Rogers Avenue and Clark Street (map)
Date: 9/20/2023
Camera: Canon S110
Plaque Inscription
“Indian Boundary Lines – Clark Street honors George Rogers Clark, whose brother William Clark, with Ninian Edwards and Auguste Chouteau, in 1816 negotiated Indian treaty ceding land including Chicago site from Rogers Avenue to Lake Calumet. – Erected by Chicago’s Charter Jubilee – Authenticated by Chicago Historical Society – 1937.”
Links
Chicago Monuments Project, Indian Boundary Lines Plaque (note: city-sponsored)
Photographs
Native Chicago
Native Chicago is a series of artworks by Ihanktonwan Dakota artist David Bernie that discusses the relationship Native American and First Nations communities have with the city of Chicago.
Creative Commons License
This work by David Bernie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may download, share, and post the images under the condition that the works are attributed to the artist.
