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The Osage are descendants of cultures of Indigenous peoples who had been in North America for thousands of years. Studies of their traditions and language show that they were part of a group of Dhegihan-Siouan speaking people who lived in the Ohio River valley area, extending into present-day Kentucky.
By 1920, the market for oil had grown dramatically and brought much wealth to the Osage. In 1923 alone, the tribe took in more than $30 million (equivalent to $363 million in 2024). [18] People across the U.S. read about the Osage, called "the richest nation, clan, or social group of any race on earth, including the whites, man for man". [3]
In 1878, the Osage Nation held its first democratic election for a tribal leader. Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe was elected the first "governor" of the Osage Nation and won re-election in 1880. [2] Due to various issues, the tribe reconvened in 1881 and created the 1881 Osage Nation Constitution. The 1881 constitution created the office of Principal ...
The Osage Nation, a Native American tribe in the United States, is the source of most other terms containing the word "osage". Osage can also refer to: Osage language, a Dhegihan language traditionally spoken by the Osage Nation; Osage script, used for writing this language; Osage (Unicode block), containing characters from the Osage script
John Joseph Mathews (November 16, 1894 – June 16, 1979) became one of the Osage Nation's most important spokespeople and writers of the mid-20th century, and served on the Osage Tribal Council from 1934 to 1942. Mathews was born into an influential Osage family, the son of William Shirley Mathews an Osage Nation
Ne-kah-wah-she-tun-kah was an Osage chief who served as the principal chief of the Osage Nation from 1922 until his death on August 3, 1923. He also served as principal chief in 1908 and several terms on the tribal council. His grave is on the National Register of Historic Places for Osage County, Oklahoma. [1]
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Kihegashugah (center) with other natives from his tribe (1827) Lithograph Artist: Pierre Lacroix, 1783–1856. Kihegashugah (c. 1791 – c. 1840) or "Little Chief" was a chief of the Osage Nation in central Missouri. Tribal folklore said that he was the great-grandson of an Osage man who visited France in 1725.