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| Title: | Native American Educational Services. American Indian Economic Development Association. Records. |
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| Dates: | 1869-2001 |
| Size: | 8.5 linear feet (14 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The American Indian Economic Development Association (AIEDA) was formed in 1985 with the mission "to promote economic development within the American Indian community of metropolitan Chicago and to increase the socioeconomic mobility and quality of life for the American Indian population." Effectively, AIEDA was an organization run by Native Americans that sought to address the under-served urban Native American population in Chicago through direct programming and advocacy. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets, by-laws, directories, grant applications, reports, surveys, newsletters, brochures, clippings, posters, fliers, planning materials, reports, testimony to local and state governing bodies, photographs, audio-cassettes, video-cassettes, and other documents representing the activities of AIEDA. Materials date between 1869 and 2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1990 to 1998. The records primarily document the community-based activities of AIEDA and its programming for Native Americans related to economic development and opportunities for small-business owners and artists, art and film exhibitions, affordable housing, health services, census-taking, and advocating for Native American inclusion in equal opportunity government policies. AIEDA closed its doors in 2001, and its existing records went to Native American Educational Services (NAES). |
The collection is open for research. Series VI contains restricted material related to personnel and student grades; it is closed until 2048 and 2081 respectively.
Series IV, Audio-Visual, does not include access copies for the VHS video-cassettes or the audio-cassettes. Researchers will need to consult with staff before requesting these items.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Native American Educational Services. American Indian Economic Development Association. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
The American Indian Economic Development Association (AIEDA) was founded as the result of a two-day conference in 1981 called the Chicago American Indian Community Organizations Conference. Out of this needs-assessment conference a five-year planning process was put into place and committees were formed to study areas related to health, education, employment, business development, and economic development in relation to Chicago’s Native American community. In 1985, the Economic Development Committee held a series of seminars with the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois on strategies for ethnically-focused urban economic development. AIEDA was developed as a result of these seminars; it was incorporated as a nonprofit organization on June 10, 1985.
AIEDA was formed "to promote economic development within the American Indian community of metropolitan Chicago and to increase the socioeconomic mobility and quality of life for the American Indian population." This included equal opportunity and economic access, job creation, improvements of job skills and earning power, increasing access to credit, increasing access to affordable housing, and “establishing and maintaining a system of development which is compatible and consistent with American Indian culture and community.” It was run by a seventeen member Board of Directors composed primarily of Native Americans. Program implementation was overseen by an Executive Director. AIEDA sought to address the under-appreciated problems of urban Native Americans, pointing out that Native Americans in urban areas were often “deprived of services available to other disadvantaged people” because “state and local government officials have misunderstood the special relationship between the federal government and the Indian people and have mistakenly assumed that federal resources are available to serve all Indian needs.” They saw a need for their services in Chicago because it had one of the largest urban Native American populations in the United States, representing over 100 tribes, but “Native American people collectively rank at the bottom of virtually every social and economic statistical indicator.”
The first project AIEDA undertook was the formation of an American Indian Credit Union, the National American Indian Federal Credit Union. It became a separate institution in 1989. It also developed a Housing Resource Center to help Native Americans in Chicago find housing and negotiate with landlords, eventually opening and operating the William Redcloud Housing Cooperative. It coordinated state health services benefits through its housing programs. AIEDA also held educational sessions on home-owning and borrowing.
By 1990, AIEDA had identified that Native Americans were under-represented in museums and galleries in Chicago, and determined that many Native Americans would economically benefit from more opportunities in art and cultural programs. As a result the Native American Cultural Center Committee was born. This sub-committee planned art and film events for Native American artists, as well as an artist’s registry program that served as a centralized location for locating Native American artists, performers, and teachers. The Cultural Center opened in a physical space in River Park in the mid-1990s, offering a space for classes and events.
A large part of AIEDA’s programming was related to aiding Native American business owners. To this end, it formed the Midwest American Indian Business Network and published directories of small-businesses in the Chicago area and beyond. This work was extended with the creation of the Research and Advocacy Program, formed specifically to respond to discrimination against Native Americans in the city of Chicago and the exclusion of Native Americans from City of Chicago equal opportunity programs, most significantly the Cook Country Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise Procurement Ordinance. AIEDA spear-headed the efforts to gather the necessary testimony and census data that led to Native Americans being granted legal minority status for inclusion in affirmative action programs, both in the city of Chicago and in the state of Illinois.
AIEDA closed its doors in 2001, and its existing records went to Native American Educational Services (NAES).
The NAES American Indian Economic Development Association Records are organized into six series: Series I: Administration; Series II: Programs; Series III: Reference and Research Materials; Series IV: Audio-Visual; Series V: Oversize; and Series VI: Restricted. Series I and II are broken down into subseries based upon administrative function or program area. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets, by-laws, directories, grant applications, reports, surveys, newsletters, brochures, clippings, posters, fliers, planning materials, reports, testimony to local and state governing bodies, photographs, audio-cassettes, video-cassettes, and other documents representing the activities of AIEDA. Materials date between 1869 and 2001, with the bulk of the material dating from 1990 to 1998. The records primarily document the community-based activities of AIEDA and its programming for Native Americans related to economic development and opportunities for small-business owners and artists, art and film exhibitions, affordable housing, health services, census-taking, and advocating for Native American inclusion in equal opportunity government policies. Detailed series descriptions are found at the beginning of each series in the inventory section of the guide.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
Native American Educational Services. Americans for Indian Opportunity. Records.
Native American Educational Services. American Indian Business Association. Records.
Native American Educational Services. American Indian Chicago Conference. Records.
Native American Educational Services. American Indian Health Service. Records.
Native American Educational Services. American Indian Press Association Records.
Native American Educational Services. Armin Beck. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Beaulieu, David. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Chapman, Michael. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Chicago American Indian Community Organization Conference. Records.
Native American Educational Services. Chicago Campus. Records.
Native American Educational Services. Chicago Community Agencies. Records.
Native American Educational Services. Community Board Training Project. Records.
Native American Educational Services. David Beck. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Johns, Edith E. Papers.
Native American Educational Services Press. Records.
Native American Educational Services. Robert V. Dumont, Jr. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Robert Rietz. Papers.
Native American Educational Services. Student Field Projects.
Native American Educational Services. Subject Files.
Native American Educational Services. Tax, Sol. Papers.
Series I: Administration |
Series I contains material related to the administrative functions of the AIEDA. The series is broken down into two subseries: 1) Administration and 2) Fundraising.
Subseries 1, Administration. This subseries contains by-laws, mission and policy statements, program updates, annual plans, reports, correspondence, memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets and audits, and planning materials. Materials date from 1985 to 1999, and are arranged chronologically.
Subseries 2, Fundraising. This subseries includes materials related to fundraising in the form of grants to support AIEDA programming. It includes applications, correspondence, reports, publications, promotional materials, and informational material from funding organizations. Materials date from 1988 to 1998, and are arranged alphabetically by type of funding organization, and then chronologically. Grant applications, and most especially reports sent to donor foundations, contain detailed material about the functioning of and the programs supported by AIEDA. Note that a folder for a foundation does not mean that AIEDA applied for funding; many folders contain research on grants or requested materials that did not turn into applications.
Subseries 1: Administration |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Articles of Incorporation and Nonprofit Status, 1985-1998 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | By-Laws, 1985 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Board of Directors – Meeting Minutes, 1990-1996 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Memos and Correspondence [1/2], 1990-1996 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Memos and Correspondence [2/2], 1997-1998 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Annual Strategic Plans, 1991-2000 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Financial Statements [1/2], 1992 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Financial Statements [2/2], 1993 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Computer Purchase Funding Requests, 1993-1994 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Program Reports, 1993-1994 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Annual Reports, 1994-1996 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Executive Director Reports, 1994-1997 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Subcommittees – Meeting Minutes, 1994-1997 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Audit and Supporting Materials, 1995 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Budgets and Audits, 1996-1999 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Mission Statements and Histories, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Planning Notes, undated |
Subseries 2: Fundraising |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Businesses – GATX Corporation, 1994-1995 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Businesses – McMaster-Carr Supply Company, 1995-1997 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Businesses – Target Corporation, 1997 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | City of Chicago – Chicago Park District Flexible Fund Program Information, 1992 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | City of Chicago – City Arts Grant, 1996-1998 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | City of Chicago – Department of Planning and Urban Development – Technical Assistance Grant, 1996-1997 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | City of Chicago – Community Development Block Grant Instruction Booklet, 1997 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | City of Chicago – Business Area Support Services – Corporate "City" Grant – Funding for an American Indian Chamber of Commerce, 1998 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Foundations – Information Requests, 1994 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Foundations – Amoco Foundation, Inc. [1/2], 1995 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Foundations – Amoco Foundation, Inc. [2/2], 1996 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Foundations – The Aon Foundation, 1994-1996 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Foundations – Arts Midwest – Cultural Development Fund, 1994 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Foundations – Arts Midwest – Minority Arts Administration Fellowship Program, 1995 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Foundations – Bank of America Foundation, 1996-1997 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Foundations – The Chicago Community Trust, 1994-1996 |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Foundations – Chicago Presbytery, 1996 |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | Foundations – Chicago Tribune Foundation, 1997-1998 |
| Box 2 Folder 19 | Foundations – Community Renewal Society [1/2], 1988 |
| Box 2 Folder 20 | Foundations – Community Renewal Society [2/2], 1995-1997 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Foundations – The Discount Foundation, 1993-1997 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Foundations – Fannie Mae Foundation [1/2], 1995 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Foundations – Fannie Mae Foundation [2/2], 1996-1998 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Foundations – The Field Foundation of Illinois, 1991-1995 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Foundations – First Bank National Association Illinois, 1994-1997 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Foundations – First Chicago, 1994-1995 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Foundations – Harris Bank Foundation, 1992-1997 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Foundations – Johnson Foundation – The Association of American Cultures – Leadership 2000 Wingspread Conference, 1991 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Foundations – Johnson Foundation – AIEDA Application for a Wingspread Conference for Creating a Strategic Plan, 1992 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Foundations – Johnson Foundation – Wingspread Journal and Annual Report, 1996-1997 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Foundations – The Joyce Foundation, 1994 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Foundations – Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program, 1993-1997 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Foundations – MacArthur Foundation [1/2], 1995-1996 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Foundations – MacArthur Foundation [2/2], 1997-1998 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Foundations – The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, 1994-1996 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Foundations – Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust, 1997 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Foundations – Playboy Foundation, 1991-1996 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Foundations – Polk Brothers Foundation [1/4], 1993-1994 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Foundations – Polk Brothers Foundation [2/4], 1995 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Foundations – Polk Brothers Foundation [3/4], 1996 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Foundations – Polk Brothers Foundation [4/4], 1997 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Foundations – Prince Charitable Trusts, 1995 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Foundations – The Quaker Oats Foundation, 1993-1995 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Foundations – Retirement Research Foundation, 1996-1997 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Foundations – Sara Lee Foundation, 1993-1995 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Foundations – United Airlines Foundation, 1993 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Foundations – United States Gypsum Foundation, 1994 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Foundations – United Way [1/2], 1991-1996 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Foundations – United Way [2/2], 1997 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Foundations – The Walter and Mary Tuohy Foundation, 1994 |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Foundations – WPWR-TV Channel 50 Foundation, 1998 |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | National Endowment for the Arts, 1994-1997
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| Box 5 Folder 12 | National Network of Grantmakers – Common Grant Application, 1996 |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | State of Illinois – Illinois Arts Council, 1996-1998 |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | State of Illinois – Illinois Department of Public Aid, 1994-1996 |
Series II: Programs |
Series II contains material related to the programmatic activities of the AIEDA. The series is broken down into three subseries that encompass the three main areas of AIEDA's programming: 1) Native American Cultural Center/Community Ventures; 2) The Native American Housing Resource Center; 3) Research and Advocacy Program. These subseries are original to the AEIDA programming structure and their contents have been identified as within these programming categories in AEIDA marketing materials. Materials date from 1990 to 1998, and are arranged chronologically.
Subseries 1, Native American Cultural Center/Community Ventures. This subseries contains materials related to the Native American Cultural Center Committee (NACCC). It includes letters, memoranda, brochures, posters, publications, planning materials, surveys, and artist registries for events and programming related to Native American arts and culture, as well as a copy of AIEDA's community newsletter "Urban Visions." Materials date from 1990 to 1997, and are arranged chronologically.
Subseries 2, The Native American Housing Resource Center. This subseries contains materials from the Native American Housing Resource Center, including the development of the William Redcloud Housing Cooperative. It includes letters, contracts, conference proceedings, and training materials related to access to affordable housing. Materials date from 1991 to 1997, and are arranged chronologically.
Subseries 3, Research and Advocacy Program. The Research and Advocacy program was formed specifically to respond to discrimination against Native Americans in the city of Chicago and the exclusion of Native Americans from City of Chicago equal opportunity programs, most significantly the Cook Country Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise Procurement Ordinance. The records in this subseries include small-business directories, training materials, surveys, census data, reports, press releases, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, court cases, and testimonies related to Native American discrimination. These materials chronicle AIEDA's efforts to collect the data necessary to prove that Native American business owners were discriminated against and that they were a significant minority in the Chicago area. Materials date from 1990 to 1998, and are arranged chronologically. Unless otherwise stated, all reports, testimonies, directories, press releases, and letters are from AIEDA.
Subseries 1: Native American Cultural Center/Community Ventures |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Native American Cultural Center Committee – Planning and Development, 1990-1996 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Events – AIEDA Benefit Performance – "Path with No Moccasins," 1992 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Events – Native American Film and Video Festival [1/3], 1992 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Events – Native American Film and Video Festival [2/3], 1993 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Events – Native American Film and Video Festival [3/3], 1994 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Artist Registry – AIEDA Performance/Presentation Questionnaires and Correspondence, 1993-1998 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Events – Native American Art Exhibit and Sale, 1993-1994 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | Artist Registry – List of Registered Artists and Program Description, circa 1994-1995 |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Community Ventures Arts Management Intern Program, 1994 |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Events – Arts Bridge Development Program – "To Mother a Nation (A Celebration of Renewal)," 1994 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Events – Native American Graffiti Art Project, 1994 |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | Events – Native American Storytelling Conference – "Winter: A Time of Telling" [1/3], 1994-1995 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Events – Native American Storytelling Conference – "Winter: A Time of Telling" – Press Releases and Programs [2/3], 1994-1995
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| Box 7 Folder 2 | Events – Native American Storytelling Conference – "Winter: A Time of Telling" – Tickets [3/3], 1994-1995 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Community Newsletter – Urban Visions: A Publication of the American Indian Economic Development Association – Vol. 5, Issue 4, August 1995 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Events – Arts Bridge Development Program – "No Boundaries: A Music and Word Festival," 1995 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Events – Chicago Coalition of Community Cultural Centers – "Chicago Portraits Exhibition," 1995
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| Box 7 Folder 6 | Events – Chicago Coalition of Community Cultural Centers – "Chicago Portraits Exhibition" – "Chicago Portraits" in Whitewalls (no. 36), 1995 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Events – Chicago Park District Arts Partners in Residence – AIEDA Art Classes, 1996-1997 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Events – Neighborhood Arts Program – "Native American Arts and Cultural Workshops" and "Native American Art and Music," 1996 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | Native American Cultural Center Committee at the River Park Field House – Fliers and Brochures, 1996 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Artist Registry – Request Forms, 1997 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Community Outreach Survey II – Completed Copy, undated |
Subseries 2: The Native American Housing Resource Center |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Housing Development Project – William Redcloud Housing Cooperative, 1991 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Center for Community Change – 1995 Conference Materials – Native American Cluster – Building Capacity in Economic and Housing Development, 1995 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Center for Community Change – 1996 Conference Draft Agenda – Changes in Federal Housing Policy: What Community-Based Organizations Need to Know and Need to Do, 1995 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Housing Development Project – AIEDA Contract Work Scope with Pusateri Development Associates – Development of Affordable Housing and AIEDA Capacity, 1995 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Housing Development Project – Departmental Monitoring Checklist Delegate Agencies – AIEDA – Department of Housing, 1995 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Housing Development Training Institute brochure – Chicago Rehab Network, 1996 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Chicago Housing Authority – Affordable Housing Partner Application, 1997 |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Housing Development Project – AIEDA Urban Indian Homeownership Program Meeting, 1997 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Housing Development Project – Resolution by the Chicago American Indian Community Organizations Conference on Behalf of the AIEDA (Resolution V), undated |
Subseries 3: Research and Advocacy Program |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Report – Chicago Native American Demographic Profile, 1990 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Report – Discrimination and the Capacity of Chicago Metropolitan Area Minority and Women-Owned Businesses – by Dr. Timothy Bates, August 1991 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Directory – Native American Owned Business Directories, 1992-1994 |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | Memos – Copies of Memos from the City of Chicago Regarding Native American Minority Status and MBE Ordinance, 1992-1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Court Case - Specialty Erectors, Inc., and Wil-Freds Construction, Inc. vs. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago – United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division – Re: City of Chicago's Native American Exclusion from Affirmative Action Ordinance, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | Grant Application – Copy of AIEDA's City of Chicago Corporate Grant Application – Assisting Native American businesses in accessing affirmative action programs, with detail of planned services, circa 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | Press Release – Native Americans Call for Reinstatement in City's MBE Programs, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 17 | Report – An Examination of Native-American-Owned Small Businesses Operating in Metropolitan Areas Generally and Chicago Specifically – by Dr. Timothy Bates, October 1993
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| Box 8 Folder 18 | Report – Profile of Native American Owned Businesses in Metropolitan Chicago, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 19 | Report – Report on Discrimination against Native Americans in Metropolitan Chicago, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 20 | Survey – Survey of American Indian Owned Businesses Sent out by AIEDA– Completed Copies, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 21 | Testimony – Copy of AIEDA's Testimony on the Cook County Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance – Amendment Proceedings, 1993 |
| Box 8 Folder 22 | Testimony – Copy of AIEDA's Testimony on Native American Participation in Riverboat Gaming in Chicago – Senate Minority Leaders Task Force on Economic Development – State of Illinois, 1994 |
| Box 8 Folder 23 | Contract – Copy of AIEDA's Contract with American Indian Health Service of Chicago – American Indian Community Health Needs Assessment, 1996 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Directory – (1995-1996) Midwest American Indian Business Directory – Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, circa 1996 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Letter – Copy of letter AIEDA sent to business owners – Seminar on Micro-Enterprise Lending, 1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Letters – Urban Indian Census – Relevant Correspondence from California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc., 1997-1998 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Memo – Urban Indian Census – Survey Announcement, 1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Survey – Urban Indian Census – Survey Forms, 1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Report – The State of Illinois Disparity Study: Goods and Services – Executive Summary – National Economic Research Associates, 1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Letter – Application from the City of Chicago for Designation as a Disadvantaged, Minority, and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprise, 1997 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Memo – Memo Re: Proposed Rules, 44 Ill. Adm. Code 10 – Business Enterprise Program: Contracting with Businesses Owned and Controlled by Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities – Illinois Secretary of State Administrative Code Division, 1998 |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Report – Urban Indian Census – Chicago Demographic Survey Report, 1998 |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Letter – Copy of a letter from the City of Chicago Re: Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise Certification – Cook County Government Contract Compliance Department, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | Report – Copy of a report to AIEDA – American Indian Economic Business Plan Phase I Results, undated |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | Testimony – Copy of testimony from minority businesses on discrimination and the proposed Minority and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise Procurement Ordinance – City of Chicago – Budget Committee Meeting, undated
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Series III: Reference and Research Materials |
Series III contains research and reference materials related to both the operations and programming of AIEDA. It includes photocopies of archival materials, as well as handbooks, manuals, reports, publications, fliers, and brochures. Materials date from 1954 to 2001, and are arranged chronologically.
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Research – Photocopies from the Robert Reitz Papers, 1954 |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | Research – Photocopies related to the National Indian Youth Council, 1963-1967 |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | Research – Photocopies of agendas and letters, 1964 |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | Research – Photocopies of articles, 1972-2001 |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Report – Report to the Wieboldt Foundation on the Seven Nations Talent Search Project for the 1973-1974 year's activity – Central YMCA Community College, 1974 |
| Box 9 Folder 18 | Handbooks and Manuals – United States Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration, 1983 |
| Box 9 Folder 19 | Operational Models – American Indian Business Association – Management Audit, 1988 |
| Box 9 Folder 20 | Handbooks and Manuals – Guidelines and Descriptions for Not-For-Profit Board Members, 1989 |
| Box 9 Folder 21 | Handbooks and Manuals – Templates for use with Lotus 1-2-3 – Business Plan Template, 1989 |
| Box 9 Folder 22 | Publications – The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago – Exhibit Programs, 1990 |
| Box 9 Folder 23 | Publications – View from the Shore: American Indian Perspectives on the Quincentenary, the Columbus Quincentenary Edition of Northeast Indian Quarterly, Fall 1990 |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Report – Chicago Council on Urban Affairs – 1992-93 Operational Goals, circa 1991 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Research – Community Archives of NAES College Subdivisions for Agencies' and Organizations' Materials, 1991 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Publications – The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago – Exhibit Programs and Articles, 1992-1993 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Publications – John C. Mohawk, "Indian Economic Development: The U.S. Experience of an Evolving Indian Sovereignty," Akwe:kon Journal, 1992 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Fliers and Brochures – Cultural and Community Causes in Chicago, 1993-1997 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Fliers and Brochures – Storytelling Festivals, 1993-1995 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | Operational Models – Black Hills American Indian Center Proposal Requesting Grant Funds, 1993 |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Publications – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, "Community Reinvestment" and "A Special Supplement on Lending in Indian Country," Winter 1994 |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | Report – Legislative Review of Native American-Related Initiatives in the 103rd Congress of the United States, 1994 |
| Box 10 Folder 10 | Research – Governor Edgar and Midwest Soarring – Letters regarding burial ground protection in Illinois, 1995 |
| Box 10 Folder 11 | Research – National Urban Indian Policy Coalition – Miaheyyun Project – Draft Funding Letter, 1995 |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | Publications – "INAD News" – Institute for Native American Development, 1996 |
| Box 10 Folder 13 | Publications – Shannon H. Jahrig, "Crossing the Cultural Divide: Organizational Support for Indians in Business," Montana Business Quarterly, Summer 1996 |
| Box 10 Folder 14 | Research – Indian Health Initiative – List of Memos from Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Wilder, 1996 |
| Box 10 Folder 15 | Publications – "Faces of a Nation an Essay: What is an American? A Portfolio of Multiracial Chicagoans" – Chicago Tribune Magazine, 1997 |
| Box 10 Folder 16 | Report – Overview of Illinois HR 0204 – Needs assessment of the American/Alaskan native population of the State of Illinois, 1999 |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Research – Brochures of Resources for Native Americans in Chicago, circa 1990s |
| Box 10 Folder 18 | Research – Preliminary Results of the Chicago Native American Language Survey, 2001 |
| Box 10 Folder 19 | Handbooks and Manuals - "Six Ways to Solve Cash Flow Problems: Which Will Work for You?," undated |
| Box 10 Folder 20 | Handbooks and Manuals – United States Department of Labor Office of Special Targeted Programs – Division of Indian and Native American Programs – New Director's Manual, undated |
Series IV: Audio-Visual |
Series IV, Audio-Visual, contains photographs, audio-cassettes, and VHS video-cassettes, dating from 1993 to 1995. The photographs fall at the beginning of the series, followed by the audio-cassettes and VHS video-cassettes, arranged chronologically.
| Box 10 Folder 21 | Photographs – "International Homes Voice of the People" – Architectural drawing printed on photographic paper, 1993 |
| Box 10 Folder 22 | Photographs – "Chicago Portraits Exhibition" – Photographic copies of a Native American portrait used in publicity materials, 1994 |
| Box 10 Folder 23 | Photographs – Photograph of artist – Found with documents from the Native American Art Exhibit and Sale, 1994 |
| Box 10 Folder 24 | Photographs – "Winter: A Time of Telling" – Photographs used in the event program, with ephemera, 1994 |
| Box 10 Folder 25 | Photographs – "Native American Day" – Proposal by William Shaw, State Senator Illinois – Press Release with his Photo, 1995 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Audio-Cassette – AIEDA/MIEDA Native American Business Forum, January 29, 1994 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Audio-Cassette – WBEZ, January 1995
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| Box 11 Folder 3 | VHS Video-Cassette – "Build Your Path to the Future: Employment Opportunities in Highway Construction" – Wisconsin Department of Transportation – 20 Minutes, 1995
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| Box 11 Folder 4 | VHS Video-Cassette – "Chicago: Passport to the World" – A.I.E.D.A, undated |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | VHS Video-Cassette – "Illinois Arts Council – Ethnic and Folk Arts Program Grant – Grant# FY95-0605" – A.I.E.D.A., undated
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| Box 11 Folder 6 | VHS Video-Cassette – "It's Easy! Corel Draw! 3.0," undated |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | VHS Video-Cassette – "Priscilla Curley's Basket Making Class – A.I.E.D.A. Cultural Center (773) 784-0808," undated |
Series V: Oversize |
Series V, Oversize, contains photocopies from microfilm, a set-design sketch for an event, publications, brochures, and a photocopy of a poem. Materials date from 1869 to 1996.
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Photocopies from Microfilm – "Management of the Indians" and "Decrease of the Indians" - South Haven Sentinel, 1869 |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Photocopies from Microfilm – Ad for television show "Guestward Ho!" – Chicago Daily Tribune, 1960 |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | Events – Native American Storytelling Conference – "Winter: A Time of Telling" – Set Design, circa 1994 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Publications – "Menominee Tribal Clinic" – With ephemera, circa 1996 |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Research – Prevention First, Inc. – Brochures and Publications, 1996 |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | Photocopy – Poem by Victor Charlo – "The Color is Red," undated |
| Box Oversize Folder 1 | Handwritten Organizational Planning Chart, undated |
| Box Oversize Folder 2 | Publicity – "The Third Annual First Nations Native American Film/Video Festival" – Films at Facets, 1994 |
Series VI: Restricted |
Series VI contains restricted material. Box 13 consists of employment and personnel material. Records in this series are restricted until 2048. Box 14 is made up of a list of student grades for an un-named class. Students are identified by ages and ability to speak an Indian language. Grades are given for the following: Exam Folk Society, Exam Patterns of Culture, and Exam Problem. It is restricted until 2081.
| Box 13 Folder 1 | AIEDA Internal Memos and Personnel, 1991-1998 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | List of Students by age/language with grades, undated |