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The Million Dollar Elm (unknown - 1980s; 2014 - 2024) was the name given to multiple trees in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, known for marking the site of auctions for oil leases to drill in the Osage Nation. The original tree died in the 1980s due to Dutch elm disease and a replacement tree planted in 2014 was felled in April 2024.
"Green Willow" is a Japanese ghost story in which a young samurai falls in love with a woman called Green Willow who has a close spiritual connection with a willow tree. [77] "The Willow Wife" is another, not dissimilar tale. [78] "Wisdom of the Willow Tree" is an Osage Nation story in which a young man seeks answers from a willow tree ...
The Osage Nation has over 25,000 members today, 4,467 of whom live on the Osage Nation Reservation. [73] The inaugural Osage Nation Census, conducted by the Osage Nation Congress in 2023, gathered responses from 3,922 tribal members. While 1,925 respondents (49%) resided in Oklahoma, there are members of the Osage Nation living in every U.S ...
The principal chief of the Osage Nation was in the audience at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on March 10 when a group of Osage singers, drummers and dancers performed live during the 96th Academy ...
Osage Nation’s Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear on how Osage storytelling connects us with our past and our present.
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In 1875 he became principal chief of the Osage Nation. By 1881 Bigheart was the leader of the "Full Bloods", or Non-Progressives Party, of the Osage Nation. [1] [b] Bigheart is credited with leading his faction to delay the allotment of the Osage Nation reservation by about ten years. When the Osage Nation organized their first written ...
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 ...