Day 4 11th Special Session
4th Osage Nation Congress 11th Special Session February 9, 2016 10:00 a.m. Day 4 Agenda Prayer Roll Call Motions and Notices Adjournment
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Deadline - Absentee Ballot Request
Deadline to submit Absentee Ballot Request form - Request must be received by the close of business at 4:30 p.m.
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
Dedication Ceremony of the new Osage/Flint Hills Map & Education Program
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The public is invited to attend Osage Nation Law Building, Room 121 1071 Grandview Lane, Pawhuska The colorful exhibits and education program were created by a grassroots team of teachers, scientists, ranchers and experts, designed to give students a deeper understanding and pride in their remarkable place in the world, the Osage / Flint Hills region. Related article: Osage Nation and area schools
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
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
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
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