Community members gather in Edgewater to clean mural honoring Native Americans

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Drivers may notice an extra sparkle in a mural near the lakefront honoring Native Americans after community members cleaned it Thursday.

Using sponges and rags, volunteers washed away dirt and grime from “Indian Land Dancing.”

Cynthia Weiss is one of the artists who worked with members of the American Indian community to create the mosaic in 2009.

“Horizontal family tree that goes into the hair, goes into the braid of mother earth and she’s holding seven generations,” Weiss described part of the mural…

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