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Osage Chief Standing Bear submitted a public comment to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asking that spending restrictions be removed for the $108 million Osage Nation received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The public comment is in response to tight restrictions on spending within the ARPA Interim Final Rule. “We are requesting that restrictions on our tribal sovereignty be

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

September 6, 2016 Good morning, Mr. Speaker, Assistant Chief Red Corn and Members of the Osage Congress. This Session will result in Congressional appropriations for the Divisions of the Executive Branch, for funding of our Judicial Branch, and for funding the Legislative Branch. On behalf of the Executive Branch I refer the Congress to not only the budgets we have submitted, but also to the

Pawhuska, Oklahoma – September 12, 2016– Chief Standing Bear reacted to the Osage Nation’s Supreme Court Decision to compel Osage Minerals Council Members to comply with the Osage Nation Ethics Law as a momentous ruling in the history of the Osage people. The Decision issued September 9, 2016 rejected Osage Minerals Council arguments which requested the Osage Nation’s Supreme Court to rule the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TULSA, Okla (November 17, 2015)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear During Joe Biden’s recent visit to Tulsa, he took time to meet with Osage Nation’s Principal Chief Geoffrey M. Standing Bear. “Vice-President Biden is a man of great experience; he was first elected to the U.S. Senate at the young age of 30”. Biden met with

Rural Tourism Initiative to Commemorate the Osage Trail of 1871 on Historic Route 66 CUBA, MO (October 23, 2015) — The largest monument recognizing Osage people will stand 35 feet tall, roughly as tall as a telephone poll, 20 feet wide and 80 feet long. It is currently under construction at the intersection of I-44 and highway 19 in Cuba, MO, or good old Route 66. The famous cross-country super

Indian Affairs Committee Member Supports Nation and Receives Code Talker Coin PAWHUSKA, OKLA (January 6, 2016) — Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear and Assistant Principal Chief Raymond Red Corn visited for an hour at the Osage Nation Office of the Chiefs on Wednesday with U.S. Sen. James Lankford (Okla.-R) to discuss several topics important to the Nation. At the forefront of the