Ah, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma have once again joined hands with the Peoria Riverfront Museum, a splendid collaboration indeed. The eminent tribe, descendants of the Illinois Confederation, including the Kaskaskia, Piankeshaw, and Wea nations, originally roamed lands near the Great Lakes. Yet, like many tales of yore, they were unsettled multiple times from 1818, eventually settling in what is now Miami, Oklahoma, by the late 19th century.
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Now, dear reader, let us press on to the crux of this current partnership. The Peoria Tribe will lend their craftsmanship to the museum’s America 250 exhibition, aptly titled The Promise of Liberty. The tribe’s experts will craft display cases, housing over 100 pivotal liberty documents. Among these, one shall find treasures such as a broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, alongside the first newspaper rendition of the Constitution. Truly marvellous!
John D. Morris, the president and CEO of the Peoria Riverfront Museum, eloquently noted, “Such symbolic power resides in this collaboration, recognising the tribe’s invaluable contribution to the tapestry of American history.” Morris’s sentiments may just mark the most poignant announcement of the America 250 celebration.
The collaboration shines a light on documents of monumental importance, including Abraham Lincoln’s signed Emancipation Proclamation and the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation. This endeavor symbolises not just history’s preservation, but a celebration of liberty itself.
Moreover, the actual cases, lovingly crafted by the Peoria Tribe’s Henley Custom, mirror past accomplishments. Previously, 14 custom cases were fashioned for a decoy duck exhibition slated for 2024.
[Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/riverfrontmuseum/posts/pfbid037ZhU97Gy25mG6SRfavEvuXwRPZsAFB5V9tKfn1VsZ2q7vsXFZfgpYY4x72pmvvY5l?__cft__[0]=AZWn2XbIqTJ14srJsP5cYd8t73RbzmrKlM8FEgKAVoO_P4R95Qm3J5mB-zH80OfjDIpd60v1sTp0ZrCuNjvlrCLxCgy0uv26_hQUhxRxiKa9sPedDugFp82R6-ktB0aqIzLnl-uoWiI3ObblaNZsIA4BO7tNqCiF4q-7eaWZ5_USUPDqpx7Iz8vQc6xDsa3LEiE&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-y-R)
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