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Official description. The official flag of Kansas is represented by a dark- blue silk rectangle representing Kansas arranged horizontally with the state seal aligned in the center. Above the seal is a sunflower which sits over a bar of gold and light blue. Below the seal is printed the name of the state " KANSAS ".
The U.S. state of Kansas, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, was the home of nomadic Native American tribes who hunted the vast herds of bison (often called "buffalo"). In around 1450 AD, the Wichita People founded the great city of Etzanoa. The city of Etzanoa was abandoned in around 1700 AD.
Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the State of Kansas: 1861 [2] Kansas state flower and floral emblem: Wild native sunflower : 1903 [3] [4] Kansas state banner: Kansas state banner: 1925 [5] [6] Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas: 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) [7] [8] Kansas state march "The Kansas March" 1935 [9] [10] Kansas state bird
Lyda Conley. Eliza Burton " Lyda " Conley (c. 1869 – May 28, 1946) was a Wyandot Native American and an American lawyer. She was the first woman admitted to the Kansas Bar Association. She was notable for her campaign to prevent the sale and development of the Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, now known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 October 2024. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad ...
KnoShr, Kansa Chief, 1853. The Kaw Nation (or Kanza or Kansa) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. The Kaw people historically lived in the central Midwestern United States. They have also been called the "People of the South wind", [2] "People of water", Kansa, Kaza, Konza, Conza, Quans, Kosa, and Kasa.
The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) is one of the several landmark laws passed by the United States Congress outlining federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education (educational equity). WEEA was enacted as Section 513 of P.L. 93-380.
An audience of 10,000, including the mayor and chief of police, was said to have attended the lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco, Texas, in 1916. [16] As well as being hanged, victims were sometimes tortured first and burned alive; body parts were removed and kept or sold as souvenirs.