The Watkins Museum of History will host an “exciting evening of Indian history and culture” to celebrate the opening of its “Under Protest: Emigrant Tribes in Franklin County, Kansas” exhibition Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Developed in partnership with the Franklin County Historical Society, the exhibition tells the story of 11 Native American tribes who emigrated to the county — some tribes native to Kansas were relocated to in-state reservations in the 1830s and ’40, others from Oklahoma sought refuge from Confederate forces during the Civil War — through historic photographs, maps and artifacts.

Friday’s opening will feature a talk by Eric Anderson, a professor of American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University, as well as Native American foods, music and dancing by Haskell students.

“Under Protest” will run until Jan. 9 at the Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St.