Koch Industries Education Center in the Potawatomi Mission

Just for Kids

Period Room

Potawatomi familyImagine what it would have been like to go to school at the Potawatomi Mission. You can go inside this mission classroom, sit at the desk, gaze into the hearth, and see the cooking utensils.

The mission was a boarding school for children of the Potawatomi Indians, an eastern tribe which had been forced west by the federal government in the 1830s.

Potawatomi Mission

What You'll See

Find out about the History

Kansas History Museum & Library

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Related Links
Other state historic sites featuring Native American history
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Kaw Mission
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Shawnee Indian Mission
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Native American Heritage Museum
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Pawnee Indian Village


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