The Munsee Tribe in Kansas

Through a grant from Humanities Kansas, the Munsee Tribe in Kansas has embarked on “Niiloona Munsiiw: We Are Munsee,” a cultural preservation project and series of events that will protect archival materials and educate residents of Franklin, Douglas, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties about the history of the tribe in those areas.

Mike Ford, a Native American historian, discusses the history of the Munsee tribe in the area. In Leavenworth, the land currently occupied by the VA, University of Saint Mary and Mt. Muncie Cemetery was part of the Munsee tribe's reservation.