Pre-colonization
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 … See more

By a new constitution of 1994, the Osage voted that original allottees and their direct descendants, regardless of blood quantum, were … See more

The Osage Nation issues its own tribal vehicle tags and operates its own housing authority. The tribe owns a truck stop, a gas station, and ten … See more

• Fred Lookout (1865–1949), principal chief
• Monte Blue (1887–1963), American actor of the silent and sound eras.
• Louis F. Burns (1920–2012), historian and author, a leading expert on Osage history, customs, and … See more

The Osage population in 2017 was estimated at 47,350. Osage Nation land is an area of approximately 1,470,559 acres (5,951.14 km ). See more

On July 3, 2019, the tribe chartered Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as its tribal college.
School districts in the Osage Nation include Hominy … See more

• John Joseph Mathews, an Osage writer and historian, explored the adverse social effects of the oil boom for the Osage Nation in his semi … See more