A First Thursday event at the Smoky Hill Museum on September 3rd will explore the relationship and agreements between the Potawatomi women and a group of French Catholic nuns in Kansas.
In the late 1830s, the United States forcibly removed the Wabash, St. Joseph and Menominee Potawatomi from the Great Lakes to Kansas.
After arriving and settling in Sugar Creek, the Potawatomi were soon joined by a group of French Catholic nuns belonging to the Society of the Sacred Heart. The two groups negotiated their positions, culture and religion to survive in Kansas.
Join Abigail Scott, Ph.D candidate at the University of Kansas, as she examines how St. Mary’s and the Sugar Creek settlement persisted because of their collaborations and adaptations of Catholic practices.
Enjoy this FREE presentation at the Museum or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. Register for your Zoom link at www.smokyhillmuseum.org. An encore presentation video will be posted on our website and Facebook page Friday, September 4 and remain up for one week.
