What Would Chicago Be Without Native Americans?

What Would Chicago Be Without Native Americans?

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WBEZ’s Curious City recently looked into that question and found how trade, intermarriage and Native Americans’ knowledge of the region’s geography helped lay the foundation for what would become Chicago. Curious City audio producer Jesse Dukes stops by the Morning Shift as we look at the impact and legacy of the very first Chicagoans.