The state got its name from “Kanza,” what European explorers and traders called the Kaw, according to the Kaw Nation website. In 1902, he wrote the very bill that “legally obliterated the [Kaw] tribe,” according to the Kaw Nation website. ADAt its lowest, the Kaw Nation dwindled to fewer than 200 people. But the Kaw Nation has persevered. When asked on the phone how members of the Kaw Nation feel about Curtis today, a representative said it wasn’t her place to say.

Source: Washington Post November 12, 2020 12:04 UTC