The Keeper of the Plains is a prominent Wichita landmark which was created and donated to the city by Native American Artist Blackbear Bosin in 1974.The massive 5-ton steel sculpture was mounted on a 30 foot pedestal, from where it stands guard over the city at the point where the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers meet. You can visit the Keeper of the Plains by crossing the pedestrian bridges on either side of the sculpture. Firepots around the base of the sculpture are lit at night to form the Ring of Fire, which symbolizes the Native American relationship with earth, fire and water.

The Keeper of the Plains, 339 Veteran’s Parkway, Wichita, KS 67203, 316 268 4497

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