Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation seeks compensation for land near DeKalb
In the 1830s, the U.S. government illegally auctioned off more than 1,280 acres of land belonging to Chief Shab-eh-nay in southern DeKalb County. Now, 170 years later, lawmakers are trying to right that wrong. To talk about it, The 21st was joined by Chieg Shab-eh-nay's fourth-generation great-grandson and current chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.