A screening and discussion of a film documenting the rematriation of the Sacred Red Rock will be held at the University of Kansas this weekend.
The event is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. It’s free to attend and no registration is required.
“Return of the Sacred Red Rock” is a 56-minute documentary detailing the return of In’zhúje’wáxobe. The 28-ton red quartzite boulder long stood in Lawrence’s Robinson Park after it was moved from its natural location near Tecumseh, Kansas in 1929. It holds deep historical, cultural and spiritual meaning to the Kanza people of the Kaw Nation.
In March 2024, the boulder was relocated to Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park, Kaw Nation land near Council Grove, and nearly 400 people attended a dedication ceremony there in June 2024.
Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe / Sacred Red Rock Project leaders will participate in a panel following the documentary screening.
Read more reporting about the rematriation process in the articles at this link.
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