When the Osage Nation executive branch curtailed some services last week, the tribe’s language immersion school was among the cuts. Now the tribe’s congress and more than 1,000 community members are asking for the decision to be reconsidered.
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Osage Nation closes language immersion school amid financial state of emergency
The Osage Nation executive branch declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to financial shortfalls, closing its language immersion school and visitor center.
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Osage Nation swears in new chief, elected officials
After 12 years, Osage Nation has a new chief. Joe Tillman was inaugurated as Osage Nation principal chief Saturday, alongside members of the minerals council and congress.
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With fewer Native speakers than ever, Oklahoma’s tribes are fighting to save their languages
Cherokee, Muscogee and Osage nations are investing heavily in immersion schools, language programs and tech partnerships to preserve and revitalize their Native languages.
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Outgoing Osage Nation leader reflects on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ COVID and more
Geoffrey Standing Bear served 12 years in office as Osage Nation’s principal chief. During his tenure, he helped the tribe navigate the second-largest fee-to-trust acquisition in Bureau of Indian Affairs history, Killers of the Flower Moon production and cultural preservation.
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If Jim Gray was writing this obituary, he’d make you laugh – or at least think.
Former Osage Chief Jim Gray, who died Feb. 12, held a unique position as tribal leader, descendant of an Osage Reign of Terror victim and experience as a journalist.
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What should the new Gilcrease Museum’s landscape look like? Tulsans have their say
Ahead of an expected fall reopening, Gilcrease Museum is reimagining the 24 acres that surround the northwest Tulsa property. Here’s a peek at the renderings.
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Osage Nation is ready to revive the fight for their reservation
A decades-old case isn’t over for the Osage Nation. Despite rulings that their reservation boundaries were disestablished, citizens see a path forward.