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…
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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. …
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Pictured above: Dads and Boy Scouts have fun volunteering at the Holiday Tree Sale! For nearly 100 years the legacy of volunteerism has continued and…
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Pictured above: Left: Tom Ziegler, Lakota, arriving at the Mission; Above: Hand made face guard on horse In April and May the Mission hosted 2…
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Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation Statement about the legislation brought to the Kansas Legislature for the State of Kansas to give the Mission land and historic…
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Recent Details about the Foundation and the Shawnee: Foundation (SIMF) seeks all perspectives – All First Nations People who were a part of the Mission’s…
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Letter from Kaw Nation to Governor Laura Kelly - Kaw want right of first refusal for the conveyance of land that was originally theirs to…
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Last week, the City of Fairway learned that Shawnee Tribal Chief Ben Barnes contacted KU and requested that work to conduct a Ground Penetrating Radar…
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You don’t necessarily need a passport for this adventure but it makes exploring more fun. The new Kansas City Passport to Adventure is a guide…
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Sometimes a touch of irony tells the story. That was the case when this reporter contacted Kathy Hamilton Dix, SIM volunteer extraordinaire, to gather information…
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