Indigenous people

After over four years of work, the task force is calling on the university to honor its responsibility to Native nations.

Kay Gibson and Valerie Badhorse are the co-chairs of the American Indian Center of Springfield. Kay’s tribe is Cherokee and Valerie’s tribe is the– Bois Forte Band (boys fort band) of the Minnesota Chippewa. They spoke a little about why they started the center in the first place.

When Missouri newly gained its statehood, it declared all Indigenous peoples to leave the state—forcing them to leave behind family members and ancestors who had been laid to rest. Here's more on what you should know about the processes in mid-Missouri to return those human remains to their rightful homes and people.

Tribes in the Midwest and Great Plains are embracing and sharing traditional agricultural knowledge with both Native and nonnative farmers to improve the soil and water for everyone.

Native people of Missouri attended Columbia's Annual Heritage Festival and Craft show to share Indigenous culture, past and present.

They survive by hunting and gathering in the forest or by cultivating gardens with handmade tools. In some cases, they don't wear clothing and speak…

They survive by hunting and gathering in the forest or by cultivating gardens with handmade tools. In some cases, they don't wear clothing and speak…