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Flatland Explores Local American Revolution History in Light of Latest Burns Documentary

Though far from most of the fighting, the revolution influenced life in what is now Kansas City

by Brian Burnes

Racial Justice

KC Area Museums Reviewing Extensive Indigenous Holdings

Curators Evaluating Compliance with Federal Law Requiring Tribal OK to House Artifacts

by Martin Rosenberg

Racial Justice

Abandoned Swope Park Lodge Eyed for Native American Center

Building is Vestige of Park’s Segregated Past

by Mary Sanchez

Civic Affairs

KC Library Exec Focuses On Native Americans in National Role

Cindy Hohl, a member of the Santee Nation, is the first Kansas City Public Library official to lead the American Library Association

by Haines Eason

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Wyandot Nation of Kansas Pursues Federal Recognition

Seeking Support from Those Who Sought Your Genocide

by Mary Sanchez

Commentary

A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People

Reckoning With Our Past

by Bill Tammeus

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Freedman Filling Blanks in Black History With Native Americans

Complicated Relationships

by Bill Tammeus

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curiousKC | How the People Who Are Native to KC Lived, and Why Their Story Has Been Erased

‘Who were the Native Americans that first lived in the KC area?’

by Multiple Reporters

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Native American View of Faith Celebrates Connections With All That Surrounds Us

'A miracle that we have any of this at all'

by Bill Tammeus

Healthcare

Combating Vaccine Wariness With Education

Here’s what philosophers, ethicists and medical experts say is missing

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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Native American

Flatland Explores Local American Revolution History in Light of Latest Burns Documentary

Though far from most of the fighting, the revolution influenced life in what is now Kansas City

KC Area Museums Reviewing Extensive Indigenous Holdings

Curators Evaluating Compliance with Federal Law Requiring Tribal OK to House Artifacts

Abandoned Swope Park Lodge Eyed for Native American Center

Building is Vestige of Park’s Segregated Past

KC Library Exec Focuses On Native Americans in National Role

Cindy Hohl, a member of the Santee Nation, is the first Kansas City Public Library official to lead the American Library Association

Wyandot Nation of Kansas Pursues Federal Recognition

Seeking Support from Those Who Sought Your Genocide

A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People

Reckoning With Our Past

Freedman Filling Blanks in Black History With Native Americans

Complicated Relationships

curiousKC | How the People Who Are Native to KC Lived, and Why Their Story Has Been Erased

‘Who were the Native Americans that first lived in the KC area?’

Native American View of Faith Celebrates Connections With All That Surrounds Us

'A miracle that we have any of this at all'

Combating Vaccine Wariness With Education

Here’s what philosophers, ethicists and medical experts say is missing

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