The Sacred Red Rock recently arrived at its new home on Kaw Nation land, and future plans for Lawrence’s now-vacant Robinson Park are up for discussion.
Before the sacred prayer rock stolen from the Kaw Nation is returned to the tribe in August, artists are being invited to help document its current station at R
The project team that has been working for more than three years to return a sacred prayer rock that was stolen from the Kaw Nation will host a series of commun
photo by: Kansas State Historical Society | Wichita Eagle
This sacred rock in Lawrence was once located along the banks of the Kaw River at the mouth of Shunganunga Creek. The Kaw people used the 10-foot tall red rock with religious ceremonies. In 1929, the rock was moved to Robinson Park near Lawrence s City Hall to honor the town s founders.
As the City of Lawrence begins work to return a sacred prayer rock stolen from the Kaw Nation’s homelands nearly a century ago, it is asking the community for any historical documents to help understand how the boulder was brought to Lawrence and installed in its current location.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Lawrence City Council has unanimously approved a measure to return a Native American tribe's prayer rock that was transformed more than 90 years ago into a monument.