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House committee stalls bill to convey Shawnee Mission historic site to Shawnee tribe
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 2,384, which would transfer the Shawnee Mission site in Johnson County from the Kansas Historical Society to the Shawnee tribe; after extensive debate and attempts to table the bill, the committee voted against advancing the measure.
The House committee considered House Bill 2,384, which would authorize the Kansas Historical Society to convey the Shawnee Mission site in Johnson County’s Fairview to the Shawnee tribe, but the committee did not advance the bill.
Supporters of the bill said the conveyance would allow the tribe to lead rehabilitation and programming at the site and required the tribe to consult with four federally recognized tribes and any other tribes with historical ties. The proposal also would have required biennial updates to the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations for 10 years about rehabilitation work and stewardship.
Representative John Lewis (Representative Lewis) said he opposed conveying sole ownership to a single tribe because multiple groups and…
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