April 7, 2022

Shawnee Tribe receives $25,000 grant to help complete report about former boarding school in Fairway

Author: Matt Flener

FAIRWAY, Kan. —
The Shawnee Tribe has received a $25,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help uncover more information about the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway, referred to as the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School by tribe officials.
The grant is designed for the tribe to prepare an official historic structure report for the three two-story brick buildings at the school in Fairway, according to a Thursday release from the Shawnee Tribe. Last fall, Shawnee Tribe Chi...