Sep. 30—Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes is calling on federal and local leaders to investigate the history of Shawnee Indian Mission in Johnson County, and uncover any children who might have been buried there.
On Thursday, Barnes stood on the grounds of the former boarding school in Fairway, established by the Rev. Thomas Johnson — for whom Johnson County is named. The mission, now a state historic site, housed students from several tribes, forcing them to perform manual labor, with the intent o...