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Official website of the Osage Nation, a federally-recognized Native American government. Headquartered in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, approx. 60 miles northwest of Tulsa, Osage Nation exercises governmental jurisdiction over the Osage reservation, a more than 2200 square miles area extending from Tulsa to Kansas.
In 1865, we sold our Kansas Reservation lands to purchase a permanent reservation in Indian Territory. In 1871 and 1872, we relocated to a reservation described and confirmed by an Act of Congress approved June 5, 1872, in Indian Territory. The Osage Nation Reservation includes 1,470,559 acres.
Below you will find an application form for applying for membership with the Osage Nation, determination of eligibility, card issuance, etc. Other forms required to process your application for an Osage Membership card may also be found below.
The following summary of Osage and ancestral Osage geography is derived from archaeological data, oral traditions, historical, and linguistic evidence provided in this report to prove a shared group identity between the Clarksville Mound Group inhabitants and the Osage Nation.
Osage Nation Senior Housing provides maintenance-free and affordable rental housing to Native American elders residing on the Osage Nation Reservation (Osage County). Rental rates are based on residents' annual household income.
Government. On June 5, 2006, the Osage Tribal Council transferred governmental authority to a newly-formed, constitutional government, consisting of separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches (a tripartite government). Osage Nation Constitution is available for download.
The Osage Minerals Council conducts regular meetings on the first Friday and the 3 rd Wednesday of the month in the Council Chambers located on the Osage Nation Campus. The Osage Nation Reservation consists of approximately 1,475,000 acres and is otherwise known as Osage County, Oklahoma.
Through leases provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, oil and gas drillers have come to the Osage Nation Reservation in search of profit but left an environmental hazard that the Osage Nation has stepped in to clean up.
Direct services are available to all eligible Native Americans, and referred care is allowable to those residing within the Osage Nation Reservation, Kay, Grant, Noble, Payne, and Garfield Counties. Patient Question(s)/Feedback Form
The Osage Nation Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (ONFDPIR) provides nutritious food packages to low-income Native American households living on The Osage Nation reservation. The program is administered at the Federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).