Editing Elk Grove Village, Illinois (section)

=== Pre-colonial and colonial eras ===
The land that is now the Village of Elk Grove was controlled by the [[Miami people|Miami Confederacy]] (which contained the [[Illinois Confederation|Illini]] and [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]] tribes) starting in the early 1680s. The Confederacy was driven from the area by the [[Iroquois]] and [[Meskwaki]] in the early 1700s.

The French-allied [[Potawatomi]] began to raid and take possession of Northern Illinois in the 1700s. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Potawatomi expanded southwards from their territory in Green Bay and westward from their holdings near Detroit, until they controlled in an L-shaped swath of territory from Green Bay to the Illinois River, and from the Mississippi River to the Maumee River.<ref>{{cite web |title=NativeLand.ca |url=https://native-land.ca |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NativeLand.ca - Bodéwadmiké (Potawatomi) |url=https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/potawatomi/ |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land |language=en}}</ref>

In 1833, the Potawatomi signed the [[1833 Treaty of Chicago]] with the United States Government. As a result of the Treaty, the United States was granted control of all land west of Lake Michigan and east of Lake Winnebago in exchange for a tract of land west of the Mississippi. The land that is now Elk Grove was ceded to the U.S. in this treaty, which sparked mass white immigration to the Northern Illinois area. The U.S. Government purchased the land for about 15 cents per acre, and then resold it to white settlers for 1.25 dollars per acre.

Aaron Miner, a revolutionary war veteran, moved to what is now in Elk Grove in 1833. He maintained friendly relations with the remaining Potawatomi, who gave him a firebrand. His wife and daughter often baked cookies which they would trade with the Potawatomi for venison and game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elk Grove Cemetery - Aaron Miner Grave Marker |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/3702 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=www.idaillinois.org |language=en}}</ref>