Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes

Education September 30, 2023 - 4:50 pm

‘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.

State News October 1, 2021 - 1:44 pm

Shawnee chief seeks inquiry to determine if children are buried at Kansas boarding school

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes marked adoption of Orange Shirt Day by memorializing the estimated 40,000 Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at residential boarding schools across the United States.

‘We seek truth,’ Shawnee chief tells crowd at National Day of Remembrance event

Shawnee chief seeks inquiry to determine if children are buried at Kansas boarding school

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