July 3 Mission Picnic at the Fireworks on the Mission’s North Lawn Was a Blast! The Mission north lawn was the prime viewing area for the fireworks on July 3…
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 groups of distinguished American Indian…
Pictured above: Kaw Nation Secretary Little Carol Clark, Kathy Gates, Mayor Hepperly, and Kaw Nation Chair Kim Jenkins at Kaw PowWow As an outreach to Native Americans the fall of…
In January 2023 the Shawnee of Miami, OK submitted bills in the Kansas House (HB 2208) and Senate (SB117) to convey the Mission from the State of Kansas to the…
View your homeland with different eyes. Some little known and even surprising facts…a regular feature the Mission Times. Kansas is named for the people who lived in our homeland centuries…
Since 1927 the Mission has been a State Historic Site owned by the State of Kansas (KS State Historical Society). The State. as the owner, is responsible for major maintenance,…
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 buildings at 3403 West 53rd…
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 past, Trails West/settlers, Civil War…
Letter from Kaw Nation to Governor Laura Kelly – Kaw want right of first refusal for the conveyance of land that was originally theirs to any other tribe. Click here…
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 (GPR) Study at the Shawnee…
Kansas Historical Society to study the Shawnee Indian Mission using Ground Penetrating Radar this fall Background: In 2016, the City of Fairway entered a public/private partnership with the Kansas Historical…
Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 29 9am – 2pm (or until the plants are all sold) Pre-order or shop the sale in person Missouri Wildflowers Nursery has a HUGE…
2021 Chili Cook-Off Curbside Reservations top 150! Announcing Painted Apron Drawing Winners! The 2021 Chili Cook-Off and Painted Apron event was curbside pickup this year because of Covid. Over 300…