The Munsee Tribe in Kansas

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04/28/2026

Hello, everyone. The Munsee Tribe in Kansas is looking to borrow an older model MacBook to read and download information from a floppy disc. Efforts to try and access the floppy disc via an external reader have so far proved unsuccessful. The disc is currently held in the archive of Ottawa University, and the archivists there have also been unable to access the information on it.

We have evidence to believe the disc contains important information on and additional items within a collection related to The Munsee Tribe in Kansas. If you have a device we would be able to borrow, or additional suggestions on where we could find an older, compatible model, please leave a comment, message us here on Facebook, or email [email protected]. Thank you!

04/28/2026

Hi there. The Munsee Tribe in Kansas is trying to locate records for what was once the store or trading post in the Chippewa Hills area in Franklin County, KS. (probably between 1859 to 1950's or so). We're not sure on the date, that's why we extended the time frame.

It would have been on Labette Road in Lincoln Township, about 5-7 miles west on Greenwood Road/Labette Road from Ottawa.

We're looking for documents, ledgers, journals, receipts, photos of the store or trading post, and any other information that someone might have.

If you have any information, please message let us know.

Thank you!

The Munsee Tribe in Kansas invites you to join them in presenting part 2 of The Kilbucks: A Family Older than the United...
03/23/2026

The Munsee Tribe in Kansas invites you to join them in presenting part 2 of The Kilbucks: A Family Older than the United States.

The document included in this post is the Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778), and was signed by Gelelemend, also known as John K...
02/10/2026

The document included in this post is the Treaty of Fort Pitt (1778), and was signed by Gelelemend, also known as John Kilbuck Jr. and baptized as William Henry Sr. If you zoom in to the bottom right of this document, you will see his "mark" where he signed the document, alongside fellow council members White Eyes and Captain Pipe. This document will be included in the Kilbuck presentation if you are interested in learning more!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the incredible work of the Project Staff team in their research and collection of documents for the...
02/06/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the incredible work of the Project Staff team in their research and collection of documents for the Kilbuck presentation, we will now be making a PART 1 and PART 2 of this event! PART 1 will still take place on the previously announced day and time. PART 2 will take place in late March, and an event post will be going up for that as well with the full details. We hope to see you at BOTH events to dive into the history of the Kilbuck family.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYThe Munsee Tribe in Kansas welcomes both Munsee and non-Munsee volunteers to help preserve Tribal H...
12/22/2025

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Munsee Tribe in Kansas welcomes both Munsee and non-Munsee volunteers to help preserve Tribal History through an ANA Grant program.

Volunteers will assist with transcribing oral interviews, scanning books, helping at our events, and researching. Training is provided--no experience needed.

Evening and weekend hours are available. Volunteer hours support required grant in-kind contributions.

If you are interested in learning new skills and supporting cultural preservation, please contact us. Your time and help are truly appreciated.

Thank you!

P.S. AI helped with the photo---as our reservation was near the Marais des Cygnes River in Franklin County, Kansas. And our ancestors used to live in wigwams many, many years ago.

Thank you to everyone who attended our "Winter in the Chippewa Hills" event on Saturday, December 6th. It was wonderful ...
12/08/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our "Winter in the Chippewa Hills" event on Saturday, December 6th. It was wonderful seeing so many new faces and sharing the history of The Munsee Tribe in Kansas and the Moravian Church with you all. We hope you learned something new and will join us again in the future for another Historical Roundtable!

If you attended and have not filled out an Event Survey, please consider doing so! Your feedback helps us improve our programs and bring you more fun and educational events.

https://forms.office.com/r/DCvT6e8yNv

10/28/2025

Investigations into the abuses to American Indian children have brought new scrutiny to the boarding school system. This talk examines the thinking behind the creation of federal schools for youth including Haskell Indian Nations University, originally known as the United States Indian Industrial Training School, and how this system affected Native communities in the short and long term. The American Indian story is one of cultural survival, but what are the next steps for reckoning with this difficult and painful part of our national history? (Provided by Humanities Kansas)

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