We acknowledge that this land we call Johnson County, Iowa is the homeland of many Indigenous people. Our homes & businesses exist on land that was taken from the Sovereign Nations of Meskwaki, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Ioway, and Kickapoo. Indigenous people are not relics of the past, as The Native Governance Center reminds us. Join us in learning more about our neighbors and celebrate who they are and the contributions they have provided in the face of violence, oppression, and colonialism.
Please consider making a financial contribution to Great Plains Action Society, a crucial Indigenous led organization based in Iowa.
Read more about Johnson County’s newest historical site – Remembrance Park.
Our friends from Iowa’s Meskwaki Tribe have provided us with a beautiful vision statement that says it all. Read more about the work of keeping the Meskwaki language alive.
+ Iowa – This Is The Place.
+ Ancient Iowa – Exploring The Land.
– Honoring The Ioway Tribe Of Johnson County.
+ Meskwaki People – True Native Iowans.
+ Preserving The Meskwaki Language of Iowa.
– Black Hawk Of Saukenuk.
+ Chief Poweshiek – The Roused Brown Bear.
– Coralville – Taming The Iowa River.
– The Meskwaki People At The Turn Of The Century.
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