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Osage Nation is made stronger when our constituents are active and engaged. While vital, voting is not the only way Osage Nation encourages constituents to be engaged in governmental activities. Each year's first regular congressional session is called the Hun-kah Session, and the second is called the Tzi-sho Session. The schedule is set so that six months shall not intervene between the last
On May 3, 2014, the Osage News sponsored debates for the Principal Chief and Assistant Principal Chief candidates. These were held at the Wah-Zha-Zhe Cultural Center and live streamed by the Osage Nation Information Technologies/Communications departments. Below are links to archived video of these debates. Principal Chief Candidate Debate - (Left to right) Geoffrey Standingbear and Margo Gray
The 4th Osage Nation Congress will convene on Tuesday, September 8th at 10 a.m. in the Osage Nation Congressional Chambers located at 813 Grandview Avenue, Pawhuska, OK. Approximately 123 budgets, which were submitted by the Executive Branch, will be considered by the Congress. On the first day of session, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear will speak to the Congress, followed by the
The TziZho Session will begin on Tuesday, September 4th, for the 6th Osage Nation Congress. This is slated to begin at 10 A.M. Live video and audio will be streamed for each day and may be found at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. Archived media for congressional sessions may be found at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch/…
The 4th Osage Nation Congress is now in the HunKah Session. Session information may be found at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch/…. Both audio and video are streamed live athttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. Archived media for the session may also be found on the Session Information webpagehttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are
The 4th Osage Nation Congress has recessed until Wednesday, January 27th, 10 A.M. All items on the Proclamation have been addressed. At that time, both live audio and video will be available athttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. For more Session/Committee meeting information visithttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch/…
The fourth Osage Congress will convene for its 2015 Hun-Kah Session on March 30 at the Osage Nation Congressional Chambers.The spring session is scheduled to conclude on April 27, but may extend to April 30 if Congress votes to extend the session. Both live audio and video will be available on our Live Media page. Links to Session information will be posted to this page as they become available
The 5th Osage Nation Congress will convene the TziZho Session on September 6, 2016, at 10 A.M. For session information (agenda, minutes, archived multimedia links) visit https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch/…. Live audio and video will also be available at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media.
March 30, 3015 STATE OF THE OSAGE NATION Madam Speaker and Members of the Osage Congress: I have chosen to deliver a State of the Nation Address not at a dance or other event as has been past practice and hopefully this will be the place future State of the Nation Addresses will be given. The Osage Congress, along with our Supreme Court and Trial Court are the elected and appointed leaders of our
The Osage Nation Congress has recessed until Monday, April 28, 2014, at 10:00 A.M. Revised Agenda for Day 24 (April 28) Sessions will be available live in both audio and video format. Committee meetings will be audio only. Useful links: Live Video Live Audio Alternate Link to Live Audio (for those who cannot access the one above) Session Information N.B.: Live content is only available when
The 5th Osage Nation Congress will convene on Monday, September 18th, for Day 12 of the TziZho Session at 5 P.M. The venue for the session will be the First National Bank building, 100 W Main, Pawhuska, OK. All committee meetings will also be held at the First National Bank building. Information for this session may be found at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : November 19, 2015 Chief Standing Bear has appointed two more Osages to the Osage Nation Gaming Enterprise Board, which is the business board with authority over the Osage Casinos. Chief Standing Bear appointed Susan Kneeland and Mark Revard as interim members pending confirmation by the Osage Nation Congress. These appointments come after the
The 4th Osage Nation Congress will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, December 18, for Day 9 of the 9th Special Session. Both live audio and video will be available at this locationhttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. Day 9 Agenda
The Osage Minerals Council seeks federal legislation facilitating return of Osage Headrights
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OSAGE RESERVATION (November 22, 2021 ) – Today, the Osage Minerals Council (OMC) unanimously voted to seek federal legislation to permit non-Osages who own a “headright” interest in the Osage Mineral Estate to gift or sell those headright interests back to the OMC, the Osage Nation, or Osage individuals. It is believed that approximately 26 percent of all headright interests in the Osage Mineral
Osage Nation Moves Forward with Providing Valuable Service for Osage County Residents By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (November 6, 2015) —Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Osage Nation will begin the process of providing a much needed service to the Osage Reservation service area, broadband internet connection, through a public forum. In July, the Osage Congress approved a bill to support a feasibility
OSAGE NATION CONGRESS SPECIAL SESSION CHIEF GEOFFREY STANDING BEAR OPENING REMARKS MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 Good morning Madam Speaker and Members of the Osage Congress: Over a year ago, the United States Congress enacted and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, in response to the public health emergency and negative economic impact
NEWS RELEASE California Osages Want More Culture United Osages of Southern California Spring Gathering 2015 By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (March 10, 2015)—In a large senior citizen center in Carlsbad, CA, the sound of people laughing and visiting fills a dining hall. Three sisters sit in a row at a table greeting members of the United Osages of Southern California and their visitors, mostly
Internship recipient says his career goal is Native American law and working for the Osage Nation Adam Trumbly, Osage citizen, attends law school at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. By ON Communications Gainesville, Fla. (April 6, 2016)— This summer Adam Trumbly, an Osage citizen, will join eleven other Native American graduate and law students to work and live in Washington, D.C
Osage Nation’s Manzeska Ota Tsi (Place to Borrow Money) Launches Holiday Lending Program
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OSAGE NATION RESERVATION, OKLA. (November 29, 2023) – Osage Nation’s newly established Community Development Financial Institution, Manzeska Ota Tsi (Place to Borrow Money (PBM) Lending), is offering a Holiday Loan Program. The program offers $500 and $1000 holiday loans with a 9-month payback agreement. To date, PBM Lending has processed 79 loans and anticipates exceeding 100 loans by the program
In April of 1917, the United States entered the World War. Native Americans enlisted and from the Wah-Zha-Zhi Ni-Kah-Zhi (Osage Nation) nearly two hundred men joined up for the fight. What was unique about those first Native Americans, who volunteered to serve in World War I, was that they were not citizens of the United States. Yet, “… Without regard to that lack of citizenship, members of Indian