Indigenous Peoples of Kansas

1047 Massachusetts Street,Lawrence KS 66044

21 August, 2022

Description

For our concluding events of Civil War on the Border 2022, join us at the Watkins for talks with two scholars of American Indian issues. Dr. Eric Anderson of Haskell Indian Nations University will relate the history of the early tribes of Kansas. This will be followed by Melissa M. Peterson, Director of Tribal Relations for the University of Kansas, speaking on the subject of land acknowledgments: what they are and why they are important. Part of Civil War on the Border, Douglas County's largest annual history festival for 27 years.