Shawnee Tribe will not take control of Kansas historic site following vote
Members of a Kansas House Committee voted against a bill which would have conveyed the Shawnee Indian Mission to one of three ...
Kansas bill to change ownership of Shawnee Indian Mission fails. Here’s what that means
The Kansas House Committee on Federal and State Affairs voted against a bill that would have transferred ownership of the ...
Search for unmarked graves at former Kansas Indian boarding school never happened. Why?
Nearly three years ago, the state announced plans to conduct a ground-penetrating radar survey to identify unmarked graves at ...
KS lawmakers weigh fate of Shawnee Indian Mission — again. Why city, tribe want to own it
The Shawnee Tribe and the local agencies that run the Shawnee Indian Mission boarding school have butted heads for years. How ...
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Interpretive Center at Great Council State Park is undergoing changes
XENIA —The Interpretive Center at Great Council State Park is undergoing some changes.
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Shawnee History Struggle in Kansas: Uncovering the Past
Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe in Miami, Oklahoma, has a deep connection to Kansas, particularly the town of Fairway, ...
The Christian Science Monitor5d
In Kansas, the Shawnee vie for control of their history
A controversy in Kansas illustrates the dark history of U.S. Indian boarding schools. Can Indigenous peoples like the Shawnee ...
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KS lawmakers weigh fate of Shawnee Indian Mission — again. Why city, tribe want to own it
Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes said that the public would continue to have access to the site and that the site would still be subject to Fairway, Johnson County, and Kansas laws if the tribe ...