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
Up to 1499 Pre-15th century When an Indian group became too large, it separated to better serve its population. The Dhegiha people are Siouan (not Sioux; the Dhegiha people belong to a larger group to which the Sioux also belong). The word Dhegiha refers to the...
by Kaw Nation | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since Removal from Kansas in 1873 Passage of the Curtis Act in 1898 (named after Charles Curtis – United States Vice President under Hoover and a Kaw tribal member) put into law several far-reaching and particularly damaging clauses. These included (a) more authority...
