The 28-ton red quartzite boulder sacred to the Kaw Nation that sat in Lawrence for nearly a century as a monument to white settlers has finally been installed a
The Sacred Red Rock recently arrived at its new home on Kaw Nation land, and future plans for Lawrence’s now-vacant Robinson Park are up for discussion.
By the end of this year, Lawrence will be a step closer to reconciliation with the return of the Sacred Red Rock to its rightful owners of the Kaw Nation.
White residents took the boulder to Lawrenceville, Kansas, nearly 100 years ago. The Kaw say it is a reminder of everything that has been taken from them and what some see as invasion and genocide.