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How did the Kanza (Kaw) come to live in Kansas? Where did they begin, and how did they make this region home?
Even after migrating from the east, they continued a mobile lifestyle that included much of our present state. Join Dr. Lauren Ritterbush as she shares what we know about Indigenous migrations using archaeological evidence and early historical records relating to the Kanza.
Dr. Ritterbush is an archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and professor of anthropology at Kansas State University in Manhattan.
The Smoky Hill Museum offers this presentation on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy the presentation in person at the Museum or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. Register for your Zoom link at www.smokyhillmuseum.org. It will also be on Facebook.
The Museum thanks Humanities Kansas for generously underwriting this presentation.
The Smoky Hill Museum is a nationally accredited history museum in downtown Salina, Kansas. This FREE museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Also, be sure to stop by the Museum Store for a wide variety of regional and Kansas products, local artwork and gifts for all ages.
For needed accommodations, please call Nona Miller at 309-5776 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. For material or speech access, please call at least five working days prior to the event.