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The Wahzhazhe Cultural Center and Language Department (ONLD) are excited to host "HANDGAME HYPE" for our youth. All community members are invited to attend with doors opening at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 at the Hominy Round House and Community Building. The handgame will begin at 2 p.m. Dinner will be served following the handgame. The event focus is to hype up our youth and capture that
Osage Nation welcomed to cultural and economic opportunities in Missouri By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (November 25, 2015) —The Osage Nation has made two visits to Missouri in the last few weeks to begin a process of reconnecting with ancestral lands and economic development opportunities. Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear travelled to Cuba, a small city in Missouri, in late October
Osage Nation Prevention Program has been working with Dance Maker Academy to mentor underserved Native American girls through learning the art of dance and increasing cultural awareness. The progress shown with the young ladies has been tremendous, showing evidence of increased self- esteem, confidence, bonding, poise, and responsibility. The Dance Maker Academy is a unique opportunity for young
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
Congress has been called to the 8th Special Session by Executive Proclamation. Congress will convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2nd. Live audio and video will be available at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. This is the link to the agenda for Day 2.
PAWHUSKA, Okla. (Thursday, August 20, 2015)—On April 13, 2015, the Osage Nation received a grant award of $27,500 from the American Red Cross to provide tornado shelters for Osages living in Moore, Oklahoma, during the 2013 tornado. This was part of $6.5 million in grants the American Red Cross awarded in the areas that suffered damage. Osage Nation Emergency Management (ONEM) along with other
This is a reminder that the deadline for the Wah-Tiah-Kah Scholarship is closing quickly, December 31st. The purpose of the student award program, as administered by the Osage Minerals Council, is to provide Higher Education assistance to eligible Osage applicants in their educational pursuits in the petroleum related field of study only. Please go to the scholarship page which provides a link to
Osage Nation constituents age 18+ may take part in a week-long trip to visit important Osage heritage sites in St. Louis, MO and Lebanon, IL. The sites to be visited are Emerald, Sugarloaf and Cahokia mounds along with petroglyphs at the Washington State Park. A chartered bus will leave Monday July 6 and return Friday July 10. The Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office is hosting the excursion
The Osage Nation will dedicate the first monument honoring the military contributions of Osage Veterans By ON Communications Pawhuska, Okla., Osage Nation Reservation (Friday, November 9, 2018) –The first-ever memorial recognizing Osage US military veterans and pre-military scouts is scheduled for a public dedication on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. The momentous
Delbert “Corky” Parker made a donation of three town lots to the Osage Nation. Mr. Parker’s family owned the lots since the early 1900’s; his grandparents lived on the property and ran a local grocery store. The home was self-sufficient, like a mini farm within the city limits and even had a barn and a chicken house. The store traded with many Osage families who resided in the Pawhuska Village and
New Center plans to expand from 9,800 sq. ft. to 64,800 sq. ft. in downtown Pawhuska, OK OSAGE NATION SERVICE AREA, OK (January 6, 2023) - Demolition began on the former Safeway building, located at 310 E. Main St. in Pawhuska, to make way for the new Wahzhazhe Health Center. The demolition marks progress to build a brand new state-of-the-art 64,800 sq. ft. healthcare facility across two blocks in
When World War I broke out there was a great fear across the U.S. that there would not be enough domestic oil produced to support the U.S. economy as well as the war effort. In 1917, in response to this overwhelming fear, Principal Chief Fred Lookout, along with the help of Assistant Principal Chief Paul Red Eagle and the 7th Osage Tribal Council, passed a resolution that would create the Naval
One of the first great football teams in American football history was the Hominy Indians. The Indians got their start in the early 1920s. The idea for an all Native football team came from a young Osage man named Ira Hamilton. Hamilton, with the financial backing of fellow Osages: Dick Rusk, Harry Bigeagle, John Abbott, and Allison Webb, got a group of local Native Americans together and began
Osage Chief Arthur Bonnicastle was born on February 20, 1877, in Osage County, Oklahoma. He was born to a woman named Me-Tse-He. Bonnicastle spent his childhood years growing up in Osage County. His name, Arthur Bonnicastle, was taken from a novel written by J.G. Holland called Arthur Bonnicastle: An American Novel. In 1899 Bonnicastle left Osage County and began school at the infamous Carlisle
In 1918, Osage World War I veteran, Pierce St. John started the Pierce St. John Cemetery. St. John wanted to have a cemetery where not only his family could be laid to rest, but also Native American veterans. His reasoning for wanting to include Native American veterans in his family’s cemetery was because at the time Native Americans were not considered citizens of the United States government
The United States officially entered into World War I on April 6, 1917. At that time enrolled members of the Osage Tribe were not considered citizens of the U.S., therefore were not subject to the selective service for the armed forces. However that did not stop many Osages form volunteering for military service. At the deterrence of Osage Agent, J. George Wright, 153 Osage men enlisted and
In 1978 Camille Pangburn was elected to the 25th Osage Tribal Council and became the first woman ever elected to an office of the Osage Tribe. She went on to be elected to the tribal council a total of 7 terms, all of which were consecutive. On April 20, 2003, after almost 25 years of service to the Osage people, Camille Pangburn passed away, at the age of 90, while still in office as a member of
Since its discovery oil has played a major role in Osage history. Through conditions set in treaties, the Osage Tribe was able to obtain the mineral rights to all of what is now Osage County. Owning the mineral rights meant that the Osage tribe would have to be paid royalties for any oil drilled in Osage County. Oil royalties paid to the Osage people, during the early 20th century, helped to make
Like many other closely related plains tribes Osages would use tepees during hunting season. However, unlike those other tribes, the Osage people historically lived in permanent villages. These villages were made up of systematically placed huts that are commonly referred to as longhouses. Osage longhouses were typically made from tree saplings and animal hides, and were oval or circular in shape