by Lonnie Doyle | Sep 17, 2023 | Community Spotlight, Southwind Bulletin
On the evening of September 16th, 2023, Council Grove, Kansas, came alive with the echoes of history as the city’s Neosho River amphitheater played host to the much-anticipated “Voices of the Wind People” performance. This annual pageant and...
by Kaw Nation | Dec 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chair: Jaelin Dollretta Kent Vice Chair: Keesha Vicchio Secretary: Kelly (Test) Garrison Maggi Smith Candy Clark Robert Allen Jaelin Dollretta Kent – Tajé Yáli (Good wind) Along with serving as the Chair of the Cultural Committee, Jaelin also...
by Kaw Nation | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
History of the Government of the Kaw Nation Since 1902 The Kaw Allotment Act was passed on July, 1, 1902. The Act provided approximately 400 acres of land under government trusteeship to 249 persons whose names were placed on the final allotment rolls. What was left...
by Kaw Nation | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Post-contact By the mid-18th century, the “Wind People” — as they were known to white traders and explorers — were in possession of most of present-day northern and eastern Kansas. Demographers have estimated that, as a consequence of the white man’s diseases...
by Kaw Nation | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE KAW/KANZA General information Formerly known as the Kanza (or Kansa) people, the Kaws are a federally recognized Indian tribe officially known as the Kaw Nation. Presently, there are 3,723 enrolled members who, under a legal agreement with the...
