The Field Museum resides on the ancestral homelands of the Three Fires Confederacy: Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. The area was also a site of trade, gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Native tribes. Illinois is currently home to more than 100,000 tribal members. As someone who lives near and works in Chicago, I give my respect and gratitude to the many Native people who live here today, as well as their ancestors.