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The McKee Preservation Group, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization, formed as a coalition of DuPage County residents and businesses advocating for the preservation, funding and restoration of the historic McKee site on St Charles Road at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in DuPage County, Illinois.

The Midwest SOARRING Foundation (Save Our Ancestor's Remains & Resources Indigenous Network Group), formed in November 1996, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, with a mission to provide assistance as a facilitator to the tribes regarding repatriation concerns; educate the public about various American Indian cultural and educational issues; and build community among all peoples.

What is The Center?

The McKee Preservation Group, Inc. and The Midwest SOARRING Foundation present:

The Native American Cultural & Environmental Center at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve.

With your help we can create a one-of-a-kind Educational Attraction in the heart of DuPage County.

What will The Center do?

Preserve Culture

Preserve the Environment

  • Create a garden of sacred native plants
  • Preserve the native hardwood forest of Churchill Woods
  • Serve as the natural gateway to the 263-acre forest preserve

Preserve History

  • Restore the historic McKee House and surrounding historic site
  • Feature a traditional longhouse to teach the public about Native American architecture
  • Host an annual pow wow, which traditionally attracts 7,500 attendees
December 2025
Dec 21
21 December 2025
Winter Solstice Ceremony
McKee House,
1017 St Charles Rd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 United States

The Midwest SOARRING Foundation will be conducting a Winter Solstice Ceremony in front of the McKee House, located in Glen Ellyn along St. Charles Road in Churchill Woods Forest Preserve. The event is FREE to the public […]

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January 2026
Jan 09
09 January 2026
Volunteer Meeting
Glen Ellyn Historical Society,
800 N Main St
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 United States

Come for the pizza and stay to learn about the NAC&EC project and how your talents can help make it a reality.

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"We invite you to join our circle. Dance at our pow wows. Attend our cultural events. As you listen, you will learn. Together we become the Spirit of the ancestors and this land."

-Joseph Standing Bear​
1936 McKee House Rendering
Built in the Great Depression in 1936
The Mckee House at Churchill Woods in Glen Ellyn
Joseph Standing Bear