In addition to a year-long display of his beadwork at the museum beginning February 7, Melancon was awarded a $10,000 cash prize. Also known as Big Chief Demond Melancon, the artist has spent over ...

Two exhibits now open at the Illinois State Museum’s Lockport Gallery help to tell the story of Indigenous communities and their traditions in Illinois and across the Midwest. “Minohsayaki ‘Painted ...