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Osage Day
Office Closure
The Osage Nation offices will be closed in observance of Osage Day, October 10, 2022.
Osage Nation Files Lawsuit Against United States Department of Interior Alleging Unlawfully Excessive Oversight of Osage Minerals Estate, Seeks Self-Governance
Press Release
OSAGE NATION RESERVATION, OKLA. (August 7, 2024) - On March 11, 2024, the Osage Nation filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) in response to extensive negotiation delays that interfere with and threaten the Nation’s right to self-governance under the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), P.L. 93-638. That Act provided Indian
Osage Nation Inauguration Day
Public Event
Osage Nation Inauguration of the: Principal Chief Assistant Principal Chief Eighth Osage Congress Members Supreme Court Chief Justice Supreme Court Associate Justices Trial Court Chief Judge Fifth Osage Minerals Council
Osage Nation Offices Closed
Office Closure
The Osage Nation offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas Holiday, December 23 & 26, 2022.
Osage Nation Purchases Mid-Continent Property in Pawhuska, Okla.
Press Release
Building to be centralized receiving/distribution hub while supporting COVID-19 safety efforts OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA. (August 26, 2021) – Through CARES Act funds, Osage Nation purchased the Mid-Continent building and property located at 111 John Dahl Ave. in Pawhuska, Okla. The building will be used as a centralized receiving and distribution hub for Osage Nation. “The purchase of this building
Osage Nation Signs Resolution to Charter Bacone College
Powerful Movement in Indian Education Pawhuska, Ok. – Chief Standing Bear has signed a resolution to charter Bacone College. Present were members of the Osage Nation Congress and the President of Bacone College, Dr. Ferlin Clark. Osage Nation Congressman John Maker sponsored ONCR 19-14 on June 19, 2019, during the Fourth Special Session. The Resolution was to authorize and approve a Charter of
Osage Nation Support Plan – Public Schools Walkout
Osage Nation spent several weeks organizing a response to the Teacher Walk-out in Osage County. The Osage Nation team developed a comprehensive plan to support Osage families and more than 300 Osage children in the Public School System of Osage County. Osage Nation employees strengthened communication with Public School Districts, attended Board of Education meetings, and monitored social media as
Osage Principal Chief Red Eagle to meet with President Obama Nov. 13
Principal Chief John D. Red Eagle is among tribal leaders who will meet with President Obama on Nov. 13 at the Department of the Interior. Principal Chief Red Eagle was first granted an audience with the President in Dec. 2010 to discuss the trust settlement for Osage shareholders. The topic of this meeting’s discussion will be “prominent issues in Indian country,” according to Chief Red Eagle
OSAGE PRINCIPAL CHIEF REQUESTS TRIBAL MEETING FOR INCREASING OSAGE OIL & GAS PRODUCTION
Pawhuska, Oklahoma –December 13, 2016 – Osage Principal Chief Standing Bear has sent a request to the Osage Minerals Council, Osage Nation Energy Services, LLC, and the Osage Congress to jointly meet to work together to increase profitable oil and gas production and Osage headright income. “I did not invite the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Oil & Gas producers because the Osage government and its
Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear
Geoffrey Standing Bear is the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation. He is the great- grandson of Osage Principal Chief Fred Lookout. Chief Standing Bear and his wife Julie have four children and eight grandchildren. Now in his second term as Osage Nation Principal Chief, he continues the work of protecting and enhancing the Osage culture, language, and lands.
Principal Chief John D. Red Eagle elected as Vice Chair of UNIOKT
Osage Nation Principal Chief John D. Red Eagle has been elected to a three-year term as Vice Chair of the United Indian Nations in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas (UNIOKT), an organization formed to pursue the advocacy of law and policy to benefit all Indian nations and indigenous peoples. One of Chief Red Eagle’s duties as Vice Chair will be to prepare and present an annual report at the annual UNIOKT