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Quapaw Nation expands tribal lands in Kansas
(The Joplin Globe November 27, 2018)
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Quapaw Nation restores small portion of homelands in Kansas
It only took a few years the Quapaw Nation has secured approval of a land-into-trust application for 211 acres in Kansas.
The property lies near the tribe's existing trust lands in Cherokee County, The Joplin Globe reported. It will be used for agricultural purposes.
“We’ll continue to graze our purebred bison herd and cattle on it," Chairman John Berrey told the paper. "We’ll keep it nice, clean and environmentally in shape for our future generations to enjoy.”
The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently approved the application. An exact date wasn't reported.
A 2015 map shows the Quapaw Nation's trust properties in Oklahoma and Kansas. The area outlined in green shows the boundaries of the Quapaw Strip, which was the tribe's reservation along the Oklahoma-Kansas border. Source: Quapaw Tribe Environmental Office
The tribe once had a reservation in Kansas that was known as the Quapaw Strip. The 211-acre property lies within that reservation, which runs along the Kansas-Oklahoma border.
The tribe was eventually forced out of its lands in Kansas. Present-day headquarters are Quapaw, Oklahoma.
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