A resident of Westwood and long-serving volunteer of the Mission passed away on Monday September 4th, 2023. Linda volunteered as a founding board member of the Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation…
In mid-July, Nathan Nogelmeier, Fairway City Administrator, invited the 22 Native American tribes who sent children to the Mission school, plus 40 other tribes with aboriginal or other ties to…
Above: Kanza had ‘cabanas’, bark-covered lodges, in their villages but a skin-covered tipi was used when on the move for hunting expeditions. In the July 2023 issue of the Mission…
Above: Scenes from Last Year’s Tree Sale Miracle on 53rd Street is Still Happening! There are still about 30 beautiful trees remaining and an abundance of fresh aromatic greenery. The…
Above: Guests Gather at the Reception With just over 24 hours to go, the team was at work moving boxes, counting last-minute reservations, and tending to the myriad details that…
Above: Dance Circle at the Fall Festival At dawn on Saturday, October 14, it looked iffy – thick low-hanging clouds and a hint of drizzle. As any outdoor event planner…
Reminiscences of the Methodist Shawnee Mission and religious work among that tribe.1 By Reverend Nathan Scarritt, D. D.2 From the spring of 1845 until the fall of 1848, I…
Transcribed report on the activities of the Indian Manual Labor School Thomas Johnson, Superintendent Manual Labor School to Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated Mar 31, 1852 . F.L….
Transcribed report on the activities of the Indian Manual Labor School Thomas Johnson, Superintendent Manual Labor School to Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated Sep 30, 1852 . F.L….
The annual report of the Board of Missions. . Dec. 1853 The Kansas District is in the bounds of the St. Louis Conference, having been detached from the Indian…