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Community can reflect on Sacred Red Rock, returned to the Kaw Nation, during storytelling circle
The Spencer Museum of Art is hosting a storytelling circle focused on the Sacred Red Rock as part of a current exhibit exploring how the boulder was returned to the Kaw Nation.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Community can reflect on Sacred Red Rock, returned to the Kaw Nation, during storytelling circle
The Spencer Museum of Art is hosting a storytelling circle focused on the Sacred Red Rock as part of a current exhibit exploring how the boulder was returned to the Kaw Nation.
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‘We seek truth,’ Shawnee chief tells crowd at National Day of Remembrance event
A tribal leader told about 150 people in attendance at a National Day of Remembrance service Saturday that Indian Country can move forward by seeking truth and reconciliation.
Robby Steinhardt Foundation to launch scholarship with proceeds from auctioning platinum Kansas album
A piece of rock history is up for grabs as the Robby Steinhardt Foundation is auctioning a rare platinum album owned by the world-renowned violinist who was a founding member of the band Kansas.
Haskell scholar, professor hopes to take part in Indian boarding school healing by collecting oral histories
Dan Wildcat, professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, wants to honor Indian boarding school history by collecting oral histories of people living right here in Lawrence.
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Event to honor Native American people forced into boarding schools; U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids to speak
A service this weekend, featuring words from Congresswoman Sharice Davids, will honor Native American people who were forced to endure Indian boarding schools.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Sacred Red Rock departs Lawrence, going back to the Kaw Nation
The Sacred Red Rock began its journey back to the Kaw Nation Wednesday morning.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community gathering celebrates return of the Sacred Red Rock to the Kaw Nation
Community members overflowed a tent set up to accommodate those in attendance for a celebration Tuesday as the Sacred Red Rock is finally being returned to the Kaw Nation after nearly a century in possession of the City of Lawrence.
Watkins Museum planning book sale fundraiser
After wrapping up a major renovation to the research room and subsequent inventory of materials, Watkins Museum of History staff members are planning a book sale.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community memorializes victims of Quantrill’s Raid as 160th anniversary approaches
Lawrence community members gathered at the Watkins Museum Saturday morning for the annual reading of the names of the known victims who died in Quantrill’s Raid, just ahead of the 160th anniversary.
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Return of the Rock event coming up; City of Lawrence asks public to respect privacy of other events
Partners working on the Sacred Red Rock project will host a public sendoff for the boulder as it will soon be returned to the Kaw Nation. Other events will be private, however.
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