Following a successful effort to rematriate the Sacred Red Rock with the Kaw people, the Historic Resources Commission has recommended approval of markers for the Lawrence park where the boulder was misappropriated for nearly a century.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Nearly 400 people attended a rematriation celebration Saturday at the Sacred Red Rock’s new home: on Kaw land at Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park near Council Grove.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
An upcoming rematriation celebration will honor the Sacred Red Rock’s arrival to its home on Kaw Nation land.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Following the Sacred Red Rock’s move to the Kaw Nation, the future of Robinson Park, ways it’s accessed and stories it should represent moving forward will be decided with community input.
The Sacred Red Rock recently arrived at its new home on Kaw Nation land, and future plans for Lawrence’s now-vacant Robinson Park are up for discussion.
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A leader with an organization that documents monuments and their histories will share insight at an event in Lawrence, speaking in context of the Sacred Red Rock.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Sacred Red Rock began its journey back to the Kaw Nation Wednesday morning.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
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.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
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.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
In preparation for the return of the Sacred Red Rock to the Kaw Nation, people involved in the project on Monday removed a plaque dedicating the boulder to white settlers.
