Kansas officials will search the grounds of a former Native American boarding school to determine if any indigenous children are buried there.
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Leaders of the Shawnee Tribe and other tribes had requested a search of the Fairway site. But tribal officials said in a statement that they were not consulted about the Historical Society's project proposal before it was announced. Kansas officials are investigating the grounds of a former Native American boarding school to determine whether there are any unmarked graves of indigenous children.Patrick Zollner, executive director of the historical society, responded that the Shawnee Tribe was the"first to know" about the project proposal. He said the society also contacted other tribes, including the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, Kaw Nation, Osage Nation and others.
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