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Iowa,
Sac & Fox Mission
(Reprinted from
November, 2008
WindingRiver.com Newsletter)
The Native American
Heritage Museum State Historic Site is administered by the Kansas
Historical Society. Located near Highland, Kansas, the museum
documents the history of Native Americans as they were moved west from
their homelands.
In 1835 a Presbyterian Mission to Iowa Indians was established nine
miles south of present-day St. Joseph, Mo. By the fall of 1837 the
United States had negotiated treaties with the Iowas, Sacs and Foxes,
moving them west of the Missouri River. The Mission moved with them
providing schooling to the tribes until 1863. Learn more about this
Mission at www.kshs.org
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