Historical Committee A Conference Cheyenne, Arapaho, Mennonite: Journey from Darlington March 30-April 2, 2006, Clinton, Oklahoma Black Kettle Cheyenne Peace Chief by Rachel N. Megli, Elk City, Okla., from collage of Custer's attack on Black Kettle's village in 1868 on display at the Cheyenne Cultural Center, Clinton, Okla.   Conference Home Page Program Keynote Speaker Concurrent Sessions News Article Cheyenne Arapaho Mennonite Bibliography Link to the Frisco Center website Link to the Clinton, Oklahoma website       Other Speakers/Presenters (still in planning) Raylene Hinz-Penner, poet, assistant professor of English, Washburn University, Topeka, Kan., and author of a forth-coming biography of Lawrence Hart. Hinz-Penner will give the opening address. John L. Ruth, historian, author and filmmaker, Harleysville, Pa. Barbara Thiesen, Co-director of libraries, Bethel College, North Newton, Kan. Anne Hostetler, associate professor of English, Goshen (Ind.) College Many more to come.     To submit a proposal for presentation, contact James Juhnke or John Sharp. Planning Committee: James Juhnke (chair), Lawrence Hart, Jane Janzen, Richard Friesen, Raylene Hinz-Penner, John Sharp

Maggie Leonard first Native American baptized by General Conference Mennonite Missionaries Mission Statement: "God calls us to preserve our heritage, to interpret our faith stories, and to proclaim God's work among us."