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Western Heritage Awards
Awarded in 2026
The Return to the Sacred Red Rock
Film/Television, Western Documentary
Director: Jeremy Charles
Producer: Benjamin Arredondo
After being separated from their sacred stone for nearly a century, the Kaw (Kanza) Nation reunites with In ́zhújé waxóbe, a 28-ton quartzite boulder, marking a new era of accountability for the city of Lawrence, Kansas, and healing for the Kaw people. This film documents the honorable cooperation between community and governmental stakeholders in Lawrence, Kansas and the Kaw people in rematriating In ́zhújé waxóbe. The film follows the events leading up to and the culmination of the Red Rock’s relocation to Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park in Council Grove, Kansas.
After being separated from their sacred stone for nearly a century, the Kaw (Kanza) Nation reunites with In ́zhújé waxóbe, a 28-ton quartzite boulder, marking a new era of accountability for the city of Lawrence, Kansas, and healing for the Kaw people. This film documents the honorable cooperation between community and governmental stakeholders in Lawrence, Kansas and the Kaw people in rematriating In ́zhújé waxóbe. The film follows the events leading up to and the culmination of the Red Rock’s relocation to Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park in Council Grove, Kansas.
