{"id":3328,"date":"2025-05-13T20:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.newberry.org\/indigenous-chicago\/?page_id=3328"},"modified":"2025-05-13T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:16:37","slug":"travel-routes-map","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.newberry.org\/indigenous-chicago\/storymap\/how-to-use-the-maps\/travel-routes-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Routes Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The\u00a0Travel Routes map<\/a>\u00a0shows some of the many routes that Indigenous communities and individuals traveled through the continental interior for diplomatic, ceremonial, economic, cultural, and other purposes. The map\u00a0emphasizes waterways and\u00a0portages\u00a0as the primary vessels of movement but also features\u00a0a few prominent overland trails. Where possible, we provide names for these places and routes in several different Indigenous languages, highlighting the tribal diversity of this region and the\u00a0intimate, intergenerational relationships Indigenous people have with these landscapes. We have also\u00a0embedded links that highlight efforts by tribal communities to teach their languages, restore habitats, and rematriate homelands.\u00a0The data for this map is drawn largely from archaeological data and historical narratives, sources that are limited, and make it impossible to ever create an exhaustive map of all travel routes. Therefore, it is important to note that blank space on the map does not indicate a lack of routes.\u00a0Like all aspects of the Indigenous Chicago project, this map is an ongoing initiative. We will continue to update the data as we complete or are directed to additional research.\u00a0<\/p>

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