#TheChicagoCanoeAssociation was founded in 1964 to ensure that canoeing-an important part of Native culture in the Great Lakes-lived on in Chicago's metropolis. Historically, the region's waterways were sites of angual gatherings for Native people to hold canoe races and other competitions. The Association would gather for races, to clean up rivers, and to trace traditional routes by paddling to #Dowagiac (Michigan), Green Bay, or #MackinawIsland.… See more

#TheChicag gather for races, to clean up rivers, and to trace traditional routes by paddling to #Dowagiac (Michigan), Green Bay, or #MackinawIsland.… See more