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These photos were taken on June 14, 2014, at the Hominy In-Lon-Schka. Click to view slideshow

(May 5, 2022) - On Wednesday, May 4, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Picture Cave to the 2021 list of America’s 11-Most Endangered Historic Places. “Picture Cave is an enduring link between the Osage people and the land they were forced to leave over two hundred years ago. The new owner of this sacred place has an opportunity to demonstrate respect for the Osage people’s

By Shannon Shaw Duty, Osage News Date:May 12, 2015 During World War I and after, Native American soldiers could not be buried in national cemeteries, even though they had served in the U.S. military. Native Americans didn’t become U.S. citizens until 1924. In an effort to provide grieving families a place to lay their sons to rest, WWI veteran Pierce St. John and his wife Opal, set aside one acre

NEWS RELEASE Osage Nation tests going green By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (March 2, 2015)—Osage Nation Assistant Principal Chief Raymond Red Corn is working with several of the Nation’s departments to recycle what has been for years and years, “a tremendous amount of waste.” The ‘going green’ initiative is starting off as a pilot project led by Red Corn with ten of the Nation’s departments

By A. M. Jefferson, ON Communications Osage Nation Information Services kicked off a new project the first week of June—podcasting. Most people have probably heard the word, podcast. Some might link it with “techie stuff.” But basically, as one website for podcasting tools explains, it “is online audio content.” It is a recorded message, an informal conversation, you might say, on a particular

Randy Tinker-Smith, Osage, has been invited to attend the World Meeting of Families Congress next month in Philadelphia. The prayer scene from Tinker-Smith's ballet, Wahzhazhe, will be performed at the Festival of Families on Saturday, September 26, 2015. The event per their website www.worldmeeting2015.org "is an international celebration offamily, community, and faith ... The nationally

Developed to reduce pre-term delivery and reduce infant mortality rates by teaching healthy choices and changes to make during pregnancy Photo: ON Communications Wahzhazhe Health Center, Public Health Nursing Department PAWHUSKA, Okla. (Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016) –The Wahzhazhe Health Center is excited to announce it has received a community grant from the Oklahoma March of Dimes for The Coming of

The Primary Election for the Principal Chief and Assistant Chief offices will be held on Monday, March 10, with voting taking place at the Wah-Zha-Zhe Cultural Center, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will take place at the Osage Nation Election Office, 608 Kihekah, Pawhuska, OK, on March 7th from noon until 8 p.m., and on March 8th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Results will be announced in front of

Results for the Primary Election for Principal Chief: Geoffrey M. Standing Bear with 1,080 votes (60.47%). Margo Gray with 359 votes (20.10%). Thomas J. Boone, Jr. with 347 votes (19.43%). Results for the Assistant Principal Chief primary are: Raymond W. Red Corn with 707 votes (39.50%). Amanda S. Proctor with 503 votes (28.10%). Terry Mason Moore with 441 votes (24.64%). Randolph A. Crawford with

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

Olivia “Libbi” Gray, the director of the Family Violence Prevention Program attended the signing Pawhuska, Okla. (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)--(Left to right) Director of Operations, Casey Johnson, Principal Chief Standing Bear , Family Violence Prevention Program Directior, Olivia Gray, discussed what the proclamation was about and examples of how victims are stalked. Pawhuska, OK, (January 10

Executive Veto Message from Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear Financial Analysis of Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Bill Number ONCA 16-83 Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

Notice For more information about Osage Nation's response to the global pandemic, please see our Coronavirus Information page and our Closures & Cancellations page. Under the authority of Article VII, Section 1 of the Osage Nation Constitution, and in the interest of the Osage People and the general public, I, Geoffrey M. Standing Bear, Principal Chief, declare that a Public Health State of

Ten years ago today, May 6, 2006, was the signing of the Osage Constitution after a ratification by the people on March 11, 2006. Below is a proclamation declaring May 6th as A Day of Remembrance of the Founding of the Osage Constitution. Thank you, Osage Nation Office of the Chiefs

Financial Assistance Program announces successful delivery of disability assistance and continued support for Osages in crisis Pawhuska, Okla. (July 22, 2016) Cherokee Cheshewalla, Financial Assistance Case Manager, provides valuable constituent service by assisting applicants to apply for and receive the help they need. PAWHUSKA, Okla. (July 28, 2016) – This summer, fifty disabled Osage citizens

Listen as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, Geoffrey Standing Bear, discusses what food sovereignty means to the Osage Nation, especially during the current pandemic, and introduces what Osage Nation is doing to ensure food sovereignty in the future.

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

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

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.