NEWS RELEASE Protecting Sovereignty is a Priority for New AG Special Judge Holli Wells was sworn-in on March 26 and awaits congressional confirmation By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (March 27, 2015)—Holli Wells was sworn in as Osage Nation’s new Attorney General March 26 at the Osage Nation Court in Pawhuska. Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear said the quick appointment was in response to
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By Dawn Haney, ON Communications Hominy, Okla. (Monday, November 14, 2016) - The Reach Out and Read program, to promote literacy and parental involvement, had its kickoff event on November 14 th, at the Early Childhood Center in Hominy, OK. This is a grant-funded project under the auspices of the Osage Nation. The monies that fund Reach Out and Read (ROR) and ROR’S Reading is Fun Night are
Reclaiming the Narrative: Voices from Indian Country
Communications
Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear participated in George Mason University's Tribal Law & Economics Program Series titled "Reclaiming the Narrative: Voices from Indian Country." In the episode, Chief Standing Bear talks about the history of the Osage Nation, the upcoming movie Killers of the Flower Moon, his involvement with tribal leadership, and his take on tribal sovereignty. {
Osage Nation Public Health Nursing will be sponsoring a blood drive on May 20, 2020, from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Please read the precautions taken.
Osage Nation Members: Please be advised that a new Oklahoma law, the “Mason Treat Act” (“Act”), takes effect on September 1, 2024. The Act requires pre-registration of all motor vehicles purchased in Oklahoma, whether through a dealership or private sale, regardless of whether the vehicle will later be registered with a tribal nation or in another state. Members of the Osage Nation can still
Registration is open for the Osage Nation Summer STEAM Indigenous Camp 2023! The camp will take place March 23 and 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harvest Land (102 Midland Ave., Pawhuska, OK). Osage students grades first through sixth are invited to register by April 28, 2023. Space will be limited on a first come-first serve basis. Campers are asked to bring a sack lunch and wears socks and
The Osage Nation will receive sealed bids for construction services to provide for the aerial and buried fiber construction, including all labor and materials, of a fiber ring around the Osage Nation’s Pawhuska, Oklahoma campus Bid packets, with full details, can be obtained from the Osage Nation Purchasing Office at 111 John Dahl Ave., Pawhuska, OK 74056 by contacting Ashley Lockett at 918.287
The Osage Nation is soliciting sealed bids for a contractor to provide construction services for replacing selected fire hydrants in Hominy, OK. Bid packets, containing full details, can be obtained from the Osage Nation Purchasing Office, located at 111 John Dahl Ave., Pawhuska, OK 74056. Please contact Ashley Lockett via email ashley.lockett@osagenation-nsn.gov or at 918-287-5344. A non
The Osage Nation is seeking proposals for a complete Baseline Inventory of approximately 2,000 collection items, including material culture objects, works of art, and historical artifacts from the Collection of the Osage Nation Museum (ONM), located in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Proposal packets, containing full details, can be obtained from the Osage Nation Purchasing Office, located at 111 John Dahl
The Osage Nation Education Department received refurbished desktop computers to giveaway to Osage students! Supplies are limited. Applications will be processed on a first come first served basis. One applications per household is allowed. Eligibility Requirements: -Attend school within Osage County -Enrolled in K-12th grade -Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher from the Fall 2020 semester (grade
Results from Special Election
Elections
Both the Constitutional amendment and the Legislative Referendum passed.
When one needs to prepare a meal or just replenish food items in the cupboard, a quick trip to the local grocery store or Wal-Mart takes care of everything. However, before the convenience of such retail businesses our Osage ancestors would have worked as a cooperative to provide a sustainable food system of hunting and agriculture for the tribe. Members would have provided particular services to
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set to Celebrate Completion of New Wakon Iron Community Building
Press Release
MEDIA ALERT Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set to Celebrate Completion of New Wakon Iron Community Building Ceremony Scheduled for Thursday, May 4; 10 a.m. at 181 Wakon Iron Blvd., Pawhuska, OK WHAT: The Osage Nation will hold a celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Wakon Iron Community Building. At approximately 17,000 square feet, the building reflects the needs expressed by various
Ribbon-Cutting Set for Osage Nation Harvest Land
Press Release
PAWHUSKA, OK (December 8, 2020) – Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear and other key tribal officials are scheduled to formally cut the ribbon on December 21st at the new (42,000 square-foot) greenhouse growing space and programs building (44,000 square-foot) that includes aquaponics and food processing areas. There are already a variety of fresh greens and other vegetables planted
HOMINY, OK (December 15, 2020) – A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled at a new (19,000 square-foot) meat processing facility in Hominy at 1 p.m., December 28th will officially celebrate the launch of the Osage Nation’s expanded capabilities to provide tribal members with fresh, locally raised beef, bison, and pork. Following an opening prayer by Talee Red Corn, Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear
OSAGE NATION EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 1071 Grandview Lane PAWHUSKA, OK. 74056 918-636-4578 / 918-287-5225 1. STAND BY YOUR PAN. Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking -- frying, broiling, or boiling -- at high temperatures. 2. Make your cooking area safe: Move things that can burn away from the stove and turn pot handles toward the back so they can't be bumped. 3. Watch what
By A. M. Jefferson, ON Communications Department Tuesday, June 23, Osage Nation Emergency Management (ONEM) and Atlas Safe Rooms installed two shelters at the Pawhuska Head Start. Atlas installs any size shelter for business or residential use and states that “tornadoes are most likely to occur during the afternoon hours while many people are still at work.” Therefore it was important for the
Osage Nation Tax Commission releases notice to retailers By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (June 23, 2015) — An informational publication was released today by the Osage Tax Commission to assist Osage businesses with processing the sales and lodging tax waiver for qualifying disabled Osage Veterans. The waiver is the result of legislation passed during the Hun-Kah Session in March. Osage Nation
Sam Noble Museum Youth Field Trip a Success
Press Release
Pawhuska, Okla. (4/10/2018) - On Saturday, April 7th, 2018 twenty-six youth participants along with eight adult chaperones took a cultural enrichment fieldtrip to the Sam Noble Museum in Norman, OK to attend “Fluent Generations: The Art of Anita, Tom and Yatika Fields” exhibition. The special outing was organized by the Osage Nation Museum, Wahzhazhe Cultural Center, Osage Nation Child Care
The Chief’s Office has been in contact with Scholarship America this morning. They would like to inform you of the following deadlines: 1. Scholarship America will have all checks mailed to scholarship recipients who have completed applications on file by the end of the week. 2. Letters of Intent are sent within one to two days of request. 3. Notification of incomplete applications will be made by