Our Work

For nearly a century, our tribe has worked to regain its rights as a recognized Native American tribe. Today, Connie Hildebrandt leads the tribe’s efforts in regaining federal recognition. Supported by a team of volunteer members, experts and others, the tribe is making great strides towards preserving its history. The Moravian Church has thousands of pages of records describing the tribe and its struggles to survive the difficult journey to their eventual reservation in Kansas. The Moravian Church has also been involved in the preservation of the tribe’s cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas and recently agreed to support efforts to maintain the cemetery as well as support the Tribe’s work towards federal recognition.

Today the tribe has the following committees:

Munsee General Committee

Sub-Committees:

Cemetery Awareness Committee*

Tribal Awareness Committee

Resource Development Team

HLC Committee

Tribal Development Committee

Recognition Awareness Committee

Federal Acknowledgement Committee

Enrollment Committee

*For questions or requests relating to the Munsee Cemetary, please contact Committee Member Laura Baker at 785-418-4858