Two identical bills in the Kansas statehouse propose the state should transfer ownership of the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway to the Shawnee Tribe. The legislation is the latest step in a ...

The remains of at least 271 Native Americans were found in storage on the University of Kansas campus last year. Despite a 1990 federal law, they still haven’t been returned to their Kansas tribes.

Nearly three years ago, the state announced plans to conduct a ground-penetrating radar survey to identify unmarked graves at the Shawnee Indian Mission historic site in Fairway. But plans halted ...

The Kaw Nation opposes the Shawnee Tribe’s efforts to take over ownership of the Shawnee Indian Mission historical site in Fairway, Kansas.

The Kansas Historical Society plans to use ground-penetrating radar to search the 12 acres of the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway for children who might be buried there. This view shows the ...

The Shawnee Tribe says it wants to take over ownership of a Kansas historical site that might contain unmarked graves of Native American students.

A Native American tribe in Kansas has got the nod from the federal government to offer legal sports betting on its lands and, depending on the outcome of a court case several states to the east ...

The Shawnee Tribe says the state of Kansas should give up ownership of the historic Native American boarding school in Fairway. But this week, the Kaw Nation made an argument that they — as the ...

The Shawnee Tribe is asking to take over ownership of a historical site in Kansas that might contain unmarked graves of Native American students. The tribe released an architectural survey Tuesday ...