Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s office announced layoffs of up to 450 state employees and the closure of 25 historic sites and state parks. Fourteen state historic sites are scheduled to be closed October 1. Eleven state parks are slated for closure November 1.<\/p>\n
Among these sites to be closed is the Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, which occupies much of the historic site of the village of Saukenuk. This was the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life. The state park is located on a 150-foot bluff overlooking the Rock River in western Illinois. It is most famous for being the birth place of the Sauk warrior Black Hawk. The disputed cession of this area to the U.S. Government was the catalyst for the Black Hawk War.<\/p>\n
There is already so much of the Native American way of life gone forever and now this?\u00a0 Why can’t the white man see what they are doing to OUR <\/strong>countries deep rooted heritage?\u00a0 We all are now Native Americans and these things must be kept to teach our young of the way of life of Our<\/strong> nation.\u00a0 Our nation we ALL<\/strong> call America which is made up of many tribes from all over the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s office announced layoffs of up to 450 state employees and the closure of 25 historic sites and state parks. Fourteen state historic sites are scheduled to be closed October 1. Eleven state parks are slated for closure November 1. Among these sites to be closed is the Black Hawk State Historic … <\/p>\n