Osage Nation

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Osage Nation

Pronunciation

OH-sayge

Self-Designated Name

Wahzhazhe | ๐“ท๐“˜๐“ป๐“˜๐“ป๐“Ÿ

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Pawhuska, Oklahoma, where the Osage Nation is headquartered.

Location

Pawhuska, OK

Official Website

www.osagenation-nsn.gov

Title of Tribal Leader

Principal Chief

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Siouan (Dhegiha)

Tribal Greeting

Hawe | ๐“ก๐“˜๐“ท๐“Ÿ

Tribal Greeting (English)

Hello

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Kaw, Ponca, Omaha, Quapaw

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A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Contact for Educators

Patrick Martin, Superintendent of Osage Nation Schools

culturalcenter@osagenation-nsn.gov

(918) 287-5632

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