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HONOR the Name, RESPECT the Tradition, EDUCATE the Community

A Non-Profit Organization

Dedicated to the Preservation of Positive Native American Symbolism

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Recent Updates

Website Re-Release

Posted About Three Years Ago by HTCS Board

For many years, the Honor the Chief Soceity has remained dedicated to honoring and preserving the Chief Illiniwek tradition. With the digital age advancing us everyday, and the need to unite ...

The Chief in Africa

Posted About Two Years Ago by HTCS Board with Ivan A. Dozier

While many of us were ringing in the New Year with friends and family to begin 2018, former Chief and HTCS board member Ivan A. Dozier was on an airplane to Uganda. Ivan helped plant trees, s...

October Update

Posted About Three Years Ago by HTCS Board

Along with showing honor and support to the tradition of the Chief, education is one of the primary goals of the Honor The Chief Society. It is our hope to provide our members and the public at large ...

The Squanto Symbol: Another History Forgotten at Illinois

Posted About Three Years Ago by Anonymous

I am a graduate of what was then called the College of Agriculture when I attended the University of Illinois back in the early eighties. Early in my college career, I remember attending ...

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