The Kickapoo Tribe and the University of Kansas met recently to discuss forming a partnership.

The tribe hosted University Chancellor Robert Hemenway. Tribal leaders asked him to support the tribe's proposed reservoir, a project needed to resolve a long-running drought on the reservation.

The tribe discussed other areas of potential cooperation.

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KU, Kickapoo work toward cooperation (The St. Joseph News-Press 7/11)

Relevant Links:
University of Kansas - http://www.ku.edu

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