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The Osage Nation Announces a Health Career Summer Program
Press Release
Contact: Ron Shaw CEO/CMO Wah-Zha-Zhi Health Center Osage Nation 918-287-9300 ***************P R E S S R E L E A S E**************** THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 15TH HEALTH CAREER SUMMER PROGRAM March 9, 2018 Pawhuska – The Osage Nation announces a Health Career Summer Program opportunity for High School students, grades 11 & 12. Six positions are available for a four week
The Osage Nation Honored by Department of Defense for Extraordinary Support
On July 26, 2022, Oklahoma Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense program, announced that Principal Chief Standing Bear received the ESGR Above and Beyond Award in recognition of the extraordinary support of Osage Nation’s employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. “The ESGR Above and Beyond Award was created to publicly recognize U.S. employers providing
The Osage Nation Inaugurates Clinton Patterson as New Attorney General
Pawhuska, Ok. – October 7, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., the Osage Nation (ON) Trial Court Honorable Judge William Oldfield formally inaugurated Clinton Patterson to the position of Attorney General. Present at the ceremony was Principal Chief Standing Bear, Assistant Principal Chief Red Corn, Deputy Chief of Staff Corinthian Lorenzo, colleagues, and family. Patterson began with the Attorney General’s
The Osage Nation Museum celebrates 80th birthday
Press Release
April 6, 2018 - For Immediate Release Contact: Hallie Winter, Curator | 918-287-5222 | hwinter@osagenation-nsn.gov Wedding Clothes Exhibition Flyer 80th Birthday Celebration Flyer Pawhuska, Okla. (04/06/2018)– Opening on May 2nd, 1938 the Osage Nation Museum (ONM) is America’s first tribal museum! Dedicated to preserving and exhibiting Osage art, history, and culture, the ONM has been a landmark
The Osage Nation Prevention Program Sponsors Community Workshop Taught by Darryl Tonemah
Understanding and Addressing Trauma in Our Communities Pawhuska, Ok. – September 26-27, 2019, the Osage Nation (ON) Prevention Program and the Wah-Zha-Zhe Youth Council co-hosted a community workshop for adults working with Native American youth and families. Darryl Tonemah, who holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, gave the presentation. The workshop lasted two days from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m
The Osage Nation Receives Grant from Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
Press Release
For the second year, the Osage Nation has received the CDC Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country Grant (GHWIC), in the amount of $15,000. Osage Nation Public Health Nurse Jaime Clark commented, “Teaching parents and our youth to live a healthier lifestyle through growing, gathering, and hunting is the focus of the program”. New data claims the obesity rate for the Native adult population in
The Osage Nation Reservation
With the Louisiana Purchase forcing eastern tribes to the west, the Osage began a series of treaties, beginning with the Treaty of 1808, ceding our land to the United States Government. In 1865, we sold our Kansas Reservation lands to purchase a permanent reservation in Indian Territory. In 1871 and 1872, we relocated to a reservation described and confirmed by an Act of Congress approved June 5
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The Pumpkin Patch
This summer a group of energetic individuals with Osage Nation Communities of Excellence (COE) and Ta-Wa AmeriCorps took on the endeavor to setup a community garden along Bird Creek in Pawhuska. Six acres located at 1st and Prudom had been previously utilized by AmeriCorps member Tom Trumbly who turned the property over to COE with approval by the City of Pawhuska. The acreage was overgrown with
The Wall That Heals
April 16, 2019, the new Wall That Heals mobile exhibit passed through Fairfax, Oklahoma on the way to Stillwater. Townspeople, visitors, and veterans lined up along the streets to take pictures and support the cause for education and healing from the impact of the Vietnam War. The Osage Nation is a proud supporter of Military Veterans and maintains the Osage Veterans Memorial Commission to follow
There Are Deadly Dangers in Oilfield Sites
News Release by A. M. Jefferson, ON Communications Department PAWHUSKA, Okla. (June 15, 2015)—School is out and it is summertime in Osage County. Osage Nation Emergency Management (ONEM) wants to remind children and adults, young and old, that there are dangers in oilfield sites. The county is littered with oilfield equipment especially pump jacks and storage tanks as this is oil country, and
Thirty-year Osage employee honored for Osage elder care contributions
Long Time service provider for elder nutrition, Roberta “Sue” Slinkard, at the Osage Nation is the Recipient of the n4a Excellence in Leadership Award By ON Communications Pawhuska, Okla. Osage Nation Reservation (Wednesday, August 15, 2018) –Roberta “Sue” Slinkard (Osage), a familiar face in the Osage Nation employee workforce and elder community, was recently honored for her work and dedication
This Mother’s Day, Give the Gift of Quitting Tobacco
Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Offers Resources to Help Mothers Quit for Good PAWHUSKA– May 09, 2014 – This Mother’s Day, what is the greatest gift you can get or give? A smoke free you? Children who never start smoking? From making sacrifices and hard decisions for the well-being of your family to being your children’s biggest cheerleader, mothers are role models who deserve a day of celebration. Join
Three Osages among top of class at Woodland
Two valedictorians and one salutatorian are young Osage women who say “Mom” is their greatest motivation for academic success (Top to bottom) Madeline “Maddie” Pennington, 18, and Julz Brown, 18, andHarleigh Moore, 18. Pennington and Moore are two of Woodland High School’s three Valedictorians and Brown is one of the school's two Salutatorians. FAIRFAX, Okla. (May 13, 2016) – To be named high
Through with Chew Week
Public Event
Quit Smokeless Tobacco During Through With Chew Week, Feb. 15-21 Free Quit Coaching Available Through Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Pawhuska, OK (Feb. 13, 2015) — What would it take for you to quit chewing smokeless tobacco? Many believe smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to cigarettes, when in fact it can cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus and pancreas, and contains up to four times the highly
Time changed for 4th Osage Minerals Council meeting
OSAGE MINERALS COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FRIDAY JANUARY 4th, 2019 1:00 P.M. OSAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA 1. Call to order – Welcome by Chairman Waller 2. Opening prayer 3. Roll call 4. New Business a. BGI – Concession Extension – Milt Righetti b. Letter from former BIA employee – Paul Revard c. Strategic Plan – Everett Waller d. Request to OK tax Commission – Everett Waller 5. EXECUTIVE
Title VI & Tulsa State Fair Time
Senior Services is preparing for their big annual trip with the elders to the Tulsa State Fair on Friday, October 3rd. This annual event is for Native American elders who are 55 years or older. They must have a CDIB or tribal membership card (spouses are also eligible). Participants need to live in the Osage Nation service area. A chartered bus will leave the Senior Services parking lot at 350