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The Woodland Nations and other tribes that had heritage in the Illinois River Valley were invited to our first Powwow and showed overwhelming and gratifying support. A somewhat complete list of the tribes invited and attending representing former inhabitants of the Illinois River Valley includes:

Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma

Sac & Fox of Missouri

Forest Co. Potawatomi

Pokagon Potawatomi

Ottawa Nation of OK

Munsee Delaware Nation

Western Delaware Nation

Moraviantown Delaware of Can

Apache Tribe

Ojibway

Menominee

Quapaw

Sac & Fox of Miss & Iowa

Miami Nation of OK

Miami Tribe of IND

Loyal Band Shawnee

Citizen's Band Potawatomi

Creek Nation of OK

Winnebago (Nebraska)

Eastern Delaware of OK

Osage Tribe

Cherokee

Blackfoot

Yakima

Prairie Band Potawatomi

Sac & Fox of Oklahoma

Kickapoo Nation (Kansas)

Seneca Nation of NY

Eastern Shawnee

Absentee Shawnee of OK

Wisconsin Winnebago

Kickapoo of Oklahoma

Oglala Sioux

Choctaw

Mesquakie

Lumbee