Our Mission
Located on the historic Rogler Ranch just north of Matfield Green, the Pioneer Bluffs Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage invites ranchers, locals, schools, and visitors seeking a Flint Hills experience to come along with us as we journey through time to explore our history, and join us as we examine contemporary ranching issues.
Native Heritage and Place in the Flint Hills presented by Elexa Amo Dawson
Migration by Norval Morrisseau. ca 1970’s | Courtesy: Royal Ontario Museum
Native Heritage and Place in the Flint Hills
presented by Elexa Amo Dawson
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Presented by celebrated Native American speaker and songwriter Elexa Dawson, this talk explores themes of Native traditional knowledge, and philosophy of kinship with the land. Dawson discusses how Indigenous ways of viewing the land – the plants, creatures and bounty of the Earth – can lead us forward. She shares stories about her work in community gardening with the Goodway Gardens program in Emporia. A member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation, Dawson explains the origins and culture of the Potawatomi, and how today they are a vibrant and living people with sovereign nations and current relevance in modern society.
The talk is one of the “Prairie Talk” series of videos produced by Pioneer Bluffs historic site.
Recorded in the Pioneer Bluffs main barn on 12 Oct 2024.
Video by Dave Leiker
Celebrating Flint Hills Ranching Heritage
The Past Year at Pioneer Bluffs – October 2023 to September 2024
Musician, Annie Wilson, hosts a review of highlights from the 2024 season at Pioneer Bluffs historic site.
Recorded in the main barn in October 2024
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Please help support the mission of Pioneer Bluffs with your donations at this year’s Match Day, sponsored by the Emporia Community Foundation.
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