January 10, 2018 - For Immediate Release Contact: Hallie Winter, Curator | 918-287-5222 | hwinter@osagenation-nsn.gov Creative Writing Workshop at the ONM Pawhuska, Okla. (1/05/2018) – The Osage Nation Museum (ONM) and Osage Artist Ruby Hansen Murray will be conducting a Creative Writing Workshop on February 1st, 2018 from 5:00-7:00pm. This workshop is free and open to the public. Using guided
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Crisis Text Line and Osage Nation Partner to Improve Rural Response Crisis Intervention
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Free 24-Hour Help is a Text Away for Anyone Experiencing Any Type of Crisis in the Osage Service area, Text OSAGE to 741741 By ON Communications Osage Nation, Okla. (Monday, June 25, 2018) –Can texting save lives? The answer is, without a doubt. Since 2013, Crisis Text Line has been helping millions of people across the U.S. with the simplest and currently the most preferred method of
March 25, 2014 The Flint Hills Frontiers project is reaching a critical phase; after significant input in Spring 2013 from your community. Now elected and community leaders are joining the Flint Hills Regional Council in hosting a public meeting to apply the vision and goals to develop tools to move the Flint Hills region forward. This meeting is your opportunity to weigh in on specific projects
The Wahzhazhe Cultural Center and Language Department (ONLD) are excited to host "HANDGAME HYPE" for our youth. All community members are invited to attend with doors opening at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 at the Hominy Round House and Community Building. The handgame will begin at 2 p.m. Dinner will be served following the handgame. The event focus is to hype up our youth and capture that
Osage Nation welcomed to cultural and economic opportunities in Missouri By ON Communications PAWHUSKA, Okla. (November 25, 2015) —The Osage Nation has made two visits to Missouri in the last few weeks to begin a process of reconnecting with ancestral lands and economic development opportunities. Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear travelled to Cuba, a small city in Missouri, in late October
Osage Nation Prevention Program has been working with Dance Maker Academy to mentor underserved Native American girls through learning the art of dance and increasing cultural awareness. The progress shown with the young ladies has been tremendous, showing evidence of increased self- esteem, confidence, bonding, poise, and responsibility. The Dance Maker Academy is a unique opportunity for young
The 5th Osage Nation Congress will convene on Monday, September 18th, for Day 12 of the TziZho Session at 5 P.M. The venue for the session will be the First National Bank building, 100 W Main, Pawhuska, OK. All committee meetings will also be held at the First National Bank building. Information for this session may be found at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch
Congress has been called to the 8th Special Session by Executive Proclamation. Congress will convene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2nd. Live audio and video will be available at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/multimedia/live-media. This is the link to the agenda for Day 2.
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
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