How is life at Southern Illinois university for Indians?

Maybe you'll find an Indian student who is attending or who has attended SIU. I didn't go there so I don't have first hand information. But, here are some data points that could help you. First SIU is in a rural setting, ie small farming town of Carbondale. read more

1 Martin Quimby and Collier, Indians Before Columbus, 293-294. 2 Griffin, Archaeology of the Eastern United States, p. 118, 153-154. In Southern Illinois the Indians were apparently of a somewhat different type from those along the Illinois River. read more

Kaskaskia Indians This is the Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Kaskaskias, one of the tribes that made up the Illinois Confederacy. Shawnee Indians The Shawnee, or Shawanoe, Indians never made Southern Illinois a major permanent home, but various smaller groups of that band had various campgrounds and some villages in the region. read more

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Sprawled over an expansive 2660 acres of rolling land and woods dotted with lakes, SIUE is one of the largest campuses in the United States. read more