Osage Nation

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The Osage Nation is a Native American tribe originally from the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys that became known for its powerful presence in the Great Plains and later for its oil wealth and the tragic "Reign of Terror" in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
federally recognized tribe
branchOfGovernment executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
capital Pawhuska, Oklahoma
continent North America
country United States
culturalInstitution Osage Language Department
Osage Nation Museum
culturalPractice In-Lon-Schka dances
currentPopulationEstimate several thousand enrolled members
economicActivity oil production
ranching
ethnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
event Osage Reign of Terror
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized in the United States
forcedMigration removal to Indian Territory
governingBody Osage Nation government
linked to: Osage Nation
governmentType tribal government
hasConstitution Osage Nation Constitution
hasMembershipRule citizenship based on lineal descent
hasTerritory Osage County, Oklahoma
historicalPower dominant power in parts of the Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries
historicalRegion Great Plains
language Osage language
languageFamily Siouan languages
legalIssue headright system for mineral rights
nativeName Wazhazhe
notableFor Reign of Terror murders in the 1920s
oil wealth in the early 20th century
originalRegion Mississippi River Valley
Ohio River Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region
primaryState Oklahoma
relatedEthnicGroup Kansa people
linked to: Kaw people

Omaha people
Ponca people
linked to: Ponca

Quapaw people
linked to: Quapaw tribe
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservation Osage County, Oklahoma
resourceOwnership mineral estate in Osage County, Oklahoma
seatOfGovernment Pawhuska, Oklahoma
sovereigntyStatus domestic dependent nation in U.S. law
timePeriod early 20th century
treaty Treaties with the United States government
victimOf systematic murders for oil headrights in the 1920s
writingSystem Osage orthography

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Charles Curtis ethnicGroup Osage Nation
subject linked to: Indian Charley
Kaw relatedEthnicGroup Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Kaw Nation relatedEthnicGroup Osage Nation
Indian Territory hasPart Osage lands
linked to: Osage Nation
Indian Territory ethnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Maria Tallchief ethnicGroup Osage Nation
Omaha people relatedEthnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Osage Nation ethnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Osage Nation governingBody Osage Nation government
linked to: Osage Nation
Siouan languages associatedWithEthnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Omaha relatedEthnicGroup Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Ponca relatedTo Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Quapaw ethnicallyRelatedTo Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Plains Indians includes Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Kansa relatedEthnicGroup Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Kaw people relatedEthnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Omaha tribe relatedEthnicGroup Osage Nation
Quapaw tribe relatedEthnicGroup Osage Nation
Mean Spirit mainSubject Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Mean Spirit featuresEthnicGroup Osage Nation
Kansas (Kaw) people isRelatedEthnicallyTo Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief heritage Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Maria Tallchief ethnicGroup Osage Nation
subject linked to: Tall Chief
Fairfax, Oklahoma hasNotableEthnicGroup Osage Nation
Osage Nation Cemetery, Fairfax, Oklahoma ethnicGroupServed Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Marjorie Tallchief ethnicGroup Osage Nation
Marjorie Tallchief heritage Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Northern Kansas indigenousPeople Osage Nation
Wazhazhe refersTo Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Wazhazhe usedBy Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Wazhazhe meaningInEnglish Osage
linked to: Osage Nation
Wazhazhe ethnicGroup Osage Nation
Wazhazhe isEndonymFor Osage Nation
Wazhazhe usedAsNameIn Osage Nation government institutions
linked to: Osage Nation
Wazhazhe hasCulturalSignificanceFor Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Osage language ethnicGroup Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Osage language recognizedBy Osage Nation
Osage Nation Constitution appliesTo Osage Nation
Osage Nation Constitution associatedWith Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation
Osage Nation Constitution associatedWith Osage Nation government
linked to: Osage Nation
In-Lon-Schka dances ethnicGroup Osage Nation