A Homecoming

Keeper of the Plains

It has been that "commitment" by the people of Wichita that has returned Indians to the point of the two rivers. With all commitments there lies a responsibility - and the 3,000 Native Americans representing 42 tribes in the area have only begun to rejuvenate Indian heritage and culture here.

When you wander through the Mid-America All-Indian Center, studying its unique Indian Museum, and understanding the depth of its social and economic programs - you realize the commitment the Indians of Wichita have made to themselves, their cultures, their children, and to all people living in Wichita.

The Native American spirit has been here since the day Wichita was born - a quiet and peaceful time when the Indians that bear the city's name found friends here at the confluence of the two rivers.

Famous Indian author N. Scott Momaday probably says it best.

"The Indian expands his awareness to include all creation. And in this he is restored as a man and as a race. Nothing in this universe is exclusive of him, but he is part of all that is and foever was and will be."