April 10, 2022

Grant of $5 million allows return of Kaw Nation spiritual rock misappropriated in 1929

Author: Tim Carpenter

A $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will finance movement to Kaw Nation land the large sacred rock placed in a Lawrence public park nearly 100 years ago to honor settlers in the region. The repatriation of the rock is expected to be finished next sprint. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
TOPEKA — A massive rock of cultural and spiritual significance to the Kaw Nation moved from Tecumseh to Lawrence nearly a century ago to honor the city’s settlers will be relocated to tribal land near C...