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  • Paris research trip reconnects Native American tribes with historic painted robes

    Jan 14, 2025 11:15 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    One of the painted hides. Photo courtesy of Professor Robert Morrissey

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    • One of the painted hides. Photo courtesy of Professor Robert Morrissey

    History professor Robert Morrissey traveled with members of the Miami and Peoria Nations to a Paris museum to see four ceremonial robes created more than 300 years ago by Native American tribes in Illinois.