More: Munsee descendants strive for federal recognition Wyandot Nation. The Wyandot tribe is federally recognized in Oklahoma and Canada, but a group in Kansas that didn’t accept the treaty that ...

The City supports the Kansas Historical Society’s ownership of the site to ensure all Tribes who have been impacted by the Shawnee Indian Mission have an equal opportunity to tell their story ...

Four Republican lawmakers want oversight of a Kansas Native American university to shift from the federal government to a ...

Want to learn more about Native American events happening across Kansas and the Kansas City region? Here's a guide to understanding, appreciating and visiting local powwows, assembled with input ...

According to the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, the newly elected members of the Kickapoo Tribal Council are as follows: Gail Cheatham, Chairperson Gary Samqua, Vice Chair ...

FILE - This undated photo shows the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, Kan. The Kansas Historical Society plans to search the grounds of the former Native American boarding school to determine if ...

It comes after some friction between the city and the Shawnee Tribe out of Miami, Oklahoma earlier this year. Skip to content FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports ...

The remains of at least 271 Native Americans were found in storage on the University of Kansas campus last year. Despite a 1990 federal law, they still haven’t been returned to their Kansas tribes.

However, the Shawnee Tribe’s recent push to ask Kansas legislators for control of the land raised a red flag for the Kaw Nation, Pepper Henry said.The Shawnee Indian Mission sits on the ...

The Kaw Nation opposes the Shawnee Tribe’s efforts to take over ownership of the Shawnee Indian Mission historical site in Fairway, Kansas.