Osage Nation
Great Plains people
The Osage Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe originally from the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, later settled in present-day Oklahoma.
The Osage became wealthy in the early twentieth century when oil was discovered beneath their reservation—wealth that led to the systematic murder of tribal members in the 1920s, known as the Reign of Terror.
The Osage Nation maintains its tribal government in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
Revolutionary mass execution period
- oil boomPetroleum industry expansion period
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- FBI investigationBureau-led criminal inquiry
- mineral rightsClaim to underground resources
Virginia county name
- AvantFrench for before
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
Indigenous community's ruling body
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- tribal membershipOfficial affiliation with indigenous group
- blood quantumAncestral proportion for tribal enrollment
jurisdiction · self-determination · tribal courts · elections · citizenship · government-to-government · treaty rights
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- naming ceremonyRitual bestowing official name
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- blanketSoft bed covering
Reign of Terror
Revolutionary mass execution period
- oil boomPetroleum industry expansion period
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- FBI investigationBureau-led criminal inquiry
Fairfax
Virginia county name
- AvantFrench for before
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
tribal council
Indigenous community's ruling body
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- tribal membershipOfficial affiliation with indigenous group
blood quantum · jurisdiction · self-determination · tribal courts · elections · citizenship · government-to-government · treaty rights
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- naming ceremonyRitual bestowing official name
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
blanket · drumming · sacred songs · elders · oral tradition
Osage Nationsettler colonialism
Occupation displacing native peoples
settler · non-native · white settlers · colonial government · American pioneers
Osage Nationfederal authority
National government's legal control
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Federally recognized indigenous government
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