Posted on Jan 22, 2023
Who should control the Shawnee Indian Mission? A second Native tribe says land belongs to them
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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 original inhabitants of the land — should have a say in who controls the site.
A battle is brewing over who should control the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway.
Fairway city officials this week pushed back against the Shawnee Tribe’s efforts to take over the historic site and say they have started meeting with Kansas lawmakers to lobby against transferring the land from the control of the state.
Shawnee Tribe officials contend the 12-acre site off Shawnee Mission Parkway, which is owned by the Kansas Historical Society and maintained by the city, is in “deep physical distress” and want to take control, they say, in order to better preserve and maintain it.
A battle is brewing over who should control the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway.
Fairway city officials this week pushed back against the Shawnee Tribe’s efforts to take over the historic site and say they have started meeting with Kansas lawmakers to lobby against transferring the land from the control of the state.
Shawnee Tribe officials contend the 12-acre site off Shawnee Mission Parkway, which is owned by the Kansas Historical Society and maintained by the city, is in “deep physical distress” and want to take control, they say, in order to better preserve and maintain it.
Who should control the Shawnee Indian Mission? A second Native tribe says land belongs to them
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."here are disputes about what a land transfer would mean
Kathy Gates, the chair of the Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation, told the Post once a transfer of land begins then, “The property when conveyed to a Native tribe becomes sovereign and they are operating then under the laws of the [U.S.] Department of Interior.”
Some things that can happen on sovereign land include housing and economic development, Gates said.
Gates said it could be concerning if the tribe, which would not be accountable to any local authorities, controls the historic site, which sits in the midst of a busy residential and commercial area of northeast Johnson County.
However, Barnes told the Post that all state laws and local regulations would still apply to the land if it were transferred to the Shawnee Tribe.
“We’re not going to be building buildings on the site, we’re not going to be demolishing buildings on the site, we’re going to be fixing buildings on the site,” Barnes said."...
..."here are disputes about what a land transfer would mean
Kathy Gates, the chair of the Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation, told the Post once a transfer of land begins then, “The property when conveyed to a Native tribe becomes sovereign and they are operating then under the laws of the [U.S.] Department of Interior.”
Some things that can happen on sovereign land include housing and economic development, Gates said.
Gates said it could be concerning if the tribe, which would not be accountable to any local authorities, controls the historic site, which sits in the midst of a busy residential and commercial area of northeast Johnson County.
However, Barnes told the Post that all state laws and local regulations would still apply to the land if it were transferred to the Shawnee Tribe.
“We’re not going to be building buildings on the site, we’re not going to be demolishing buildings on the site, we’re going to be fixing buildings on the site,” Barnes said."...
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