Firsthand: Homeless – Homelessness and Chicago’s Native American Community

Upcoming Program

August 1, 6:30 pm (CDT) | Free to the public | 3009 Central Street, Evanston, IL

Join WTTW, in partnership with the Mitchell Museum and Visionary Ventures NFP, for a community conversation in connection with the Firsthand: Homeless initiative.

Shelly Tucciarelli, Executive Director at Visionary Ventures, will moderate a discussion with two panelists:

• Pamala M. Silas, CAE, a recognized Native American leader with more than 30 years of experience who has successfully led various regional and national Native American and non-profit organizations. She currently serves as the Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement at Northwestern University’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research.
• Jaime Torres Carmona, the Founder and Principal of CANOPY, an award-winning architecture and urban design practice based in Chicago. Jaime is also a Baker and Ryerson Fellow, contributing his expertise in urban design to the discussion.

Shelly and the panelists will address the challenges and barriers of affordable housing and the underrepresented Native American homeless population and delve into the groundbreaking establishment of the first affordable housing development for Native Americans in Chicago’s history.