THE KANSAS INSTITUTE |
MOST RECENT PROGRAM
-- A PUBLIC FORUM --
“Out
of the shadows:
Notable African American families
and sites of Mid-America”
Saturday, August 25, 2012 -- 10am to 2pm
at The Black Archives of Mid-America
1722 E. 17th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64108
Sponsored by The KIAANAFH (with partial support by FFNHA, the Black Archives
of Mid-America,
and the M.I.T. Political Science Dept.)
FEATURED LINKS
African Native American Genealogy
Forum for all topics on Black/Indian connections, especially the recent
controversies regarding restoration of historic citizenship rights for "Freedman"
Freedmen Descendants of the 5
Tribes website
Creek Freedman Organization
For current news from an
Indian nations perspective, click here
The "Bleeding Kansas Heritage Area Project" has been transformed
into the Freedom's Frontier
National Heritage Area (click here for its website)-- --
(for information on ALL the Heritage Areas, click here )
Black Archives of Mid-America
BLACK PAST: African American History
through people and places;
see especially the vignette of Seminole Chiefs Billy
Bowleg (Halpata & Sonaki Micco)
National Resources for doing
genealogy on African Americans and Native Americans
AfroAmerican Historical and Genealogy Society
Afrigeneas - genealogy and history site
African
American Museum Wichita
Mid
West Indian Center Wichita
Heart of America Indian Center KC MO
African-Native
online exhibit National American Indian Museum
Regarding the historic underground railroad site at the Quindaro Ruins:
listen to an interesting radio interview on the KC Currents show at KCUR
(brought to our attention by Marvin S. Robinson II) http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1837930
For an earlier Los Angeles Times
archive article on the Quindaro Ruins site: Click here
The KIAANAFH is an independent, non-profit, membership organization founded
in 1991 to promote the preservation, documentation and appreciation of family
identity, traditions, and achievements of the members of the African American
and Native American communities of the Mid-West United States. The
KIAANAFH aims to assist families with a regional base of ancestral roots
and widely scattered branches, to know, preserve, strengthen and celebrate
their own achievements.
The KIAANAFH was founded by persons whose parents or grandparents were/are still resident in Kansas, or whose current work is associated with the study and preservation of historical material relating to Kansas. Many of them represent mixtures of African American and Native American descent, or have "Freedman," and/or “comrade in arms” connections with Native American peoples. Many of them are academicians, in a variety of fields, who can help identify and mobilize resources to assist families to document themselves more fully and to preserve their important memorabilia. In particular, they aim to improve the resource base for revealing and commemorating the often neglected and difficult to document aspects of African American and Native American genealogical and historical relationships.
Monetary contributions made to the KIAANAFH are tax deductible.
Other KIAANAFH PAST ACHIEVEMENTS include:
* Transcription of
a “breakout session” panel at the 57 th Annual
Session of the National Council of American Indians that focussed on "The
Legacy and Future of Black/Indian Relations." The session
was organized by former Cherokee Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller, with
the assistance of Dr. Willard R. Johnson and the KIAANAFH. The transcription
was rendered by Dr. Johnson and is published for posting here and in print
by the KIAANAFH. Click on this link for the transcription of this NCAI
session on
BLACK/ INDIAN RELATIONS - TRANSCRIPT.
You may download and print this transcription for personal, classroom,
civic organizational or other strictly non-commercial uses only.
For an extensive bibliography and resource list developed by participants
in this panel under the leadership of Chief Mankiller and Dr. Patrick
Minges, click the link below.
The Negro History Bulletin of Jan.-Dec. 2001 (Vol. 64) carried an article by Willard R. Johnson regarding this story and a commemoration of it held in Humboldt, KS in June of 2000. Click here for a text only copy of this individual article for non-commercial use (click here for estimated route map). The whole issue containing this article and teaching guides may be purchased through the web site of th Association for the Study of African American Life and History, publications archive website: ASAALH publication archive store
* Contributions
to the planning for the original "Bleeding Kansas Heritage Area",
including the LeRoy Kansas Opothleyahola Memorial site that is part
of that tour area, as part
of a 4-county Heritage Tour area that was inspired by and based on the
story commemorated in KIAANAFH's June 2000 "Great Escape"
ceremony, called "Tracing Trails of Blood on Ice."
--- for a photograph and more information on that site, click here---
The
whole trail will be part of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage
Area mentioned above.
*
CHEROKEE NATION CENSUS (1869/1870):
transcription of a Cherokee pension census commissioned in 1869, and supervised
by Capt. J. W. Craig. It records ALL known residents in the territory of
The Cherokee Nation (Indian Territory/Oklahoma) including colored persons,
whether citizens or not, and intruders. This census was submitted to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Dec. 1871 by F. E. Foster, Sp. Agent in
the Pension Office. It had been lost in the National Archives since 1871.
KIAANAFH members may request lookups for up to five individuals -contact
Pres. Willard R. Johnson at the address below.
|
OFFICERS Mr. Lyle Gibson |
Mrs. Thirkelle Howard Rev. Khadijah Matin Mr. Charles F. McAfee Ms Geri Sanders Ms. Deborah Tucker |
To join the KIAANAFH download and fill out this form
and send $25/yr to our Treasurer.
( Make checks payable to “KIAANAFH” -- plese note that contributions
and membership payments are NOT tax deductible)
KIAANAFH Treasurer
Ms. Edith Walker
492 Beacon St. #76
Boston, MA 02115
| Prof. Willard R. Johnson (KIAANAFH President) Cambridge, MA 02139 tel: 617 253 2952 fax 617 258 6164 |
Mr. Eric Kirkwood (KIAANAFH Resident Agent) 2530 N. 54th St. Kansas City, KS 66104 |
