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assumed office in 1962. NAES College, established in 

 1974 with a curriculum designed particularly for Indian 

 students, is now an accredited degree-granting institu- 

 tion. Chicago attracted a large number of Indians again 

 in 1982 for the ceremonies raising a new totem pole at 

 the Field Museum. In 1987, the Webber Resource 

 16 Center was opened at the Museum to handle the grow- 



ing number of requests for information about Indian 

 people, particularly in the district around Chicago. 



Chicago presently has more than 10,000 Indians 

 living in the metropolitan area, and a long roster of 

 American Indian organizations. Thousands more come 

 every November to attend the annual pow-wow that 

 attracts artists, booksellers, craftsmen, and talented 



