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.

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.

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 ...

In 2021, Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes called for a federal investigation of all residential Native American boarding schools, including Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, to uncover any children ...

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 ...

The Native American tribe that gave Kansas its name has reclaimed a 28-ton piece of its sacred heritage, a boulder roughly the size of a compact car. KCUR's Frank Morris reports on what it means ...

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.

The Native American tribe that gave Kansas its name has reclaimed a 28-ton piece of its sacred heritage, a boulder roughly the size of a compact car. KCUR's Frank Morris reports on what it means ...