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KHS is a non-profit 501(c)3 entity dedicated to educating the public about who we, the Kanza, are as a people, that we are original inhabitants of Kansas, and that we are still here. Kaw Nation citizens founded KHS and we work closely with the tribe, residents in Kansas, and other allies for the preservation, protection, and perpetuation of our culture, history, and sacred sites in Kansas.
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Latest Book Release, Shokhi
For almost a century, the city of Lawrence, Kansas, displayed a 28-ton red quartzite boulder as a memorial to the town’s founders. However, this boulder, In‘zhúje‘waxóbe (EE(n)) ZHOO-jay wah-HO-bay), had a centuries-long relationship with Kanza people (Kaw Nation citizens). In this powerful collection of imagery, analysis, and reflection, Land is telling the story and the contributors explore narratives of place, how a Grandfather Rock became a monument, and how Kaw Nation citizens reunited with their relative, facilitating In‘zhúje‘waxóbe shokhíbe (return him home, to Kanza people/Land).
Kaw Nation Ancestral Lands in Kansas
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