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The Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois was one of several historic sites closed on November 30, 2008 by Illinois Governor Rodney Blagojevich.
Rock Island is the former site of the city of Saukenuk, the capitol of the Sauk nation.
There is precious little information available about American Indian history in general, and this site is .
Children who grow up here, as I did, are taken to the museum on school trips and it may be one of the few times they are exposed to accurate information about Native Americans.
by signing this online petition. You have to be from the area to sign this petition!
We are also organizing a letter-writing campaign. The arrest of Governor Blagojevich yesterday changes the situation somewhat, so we will post suggestions for letter recipients soon.
save this important part of Midwestern Native American history for today and for the generations to come.
Thank you!
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