A group of Munsee Indians whose ancestors gave up their tribal status after being removed to Kansas is seeking federal recognition.

The Munsee Tribe of Indians of Kansas is made up of about 250 descendants of the 71 people who had a reservation in Franklin Count. But faced with non-Indian encroachment, the tribe's ancestors gave up their land and became American citizens in 1900.

The tribe applied for recognition through the Bureau of Indian Affairs but was denied. A new effort has emerged under Clio Caleb Church, whose grandfather led the tribe.

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