Wazhazhe (Osage) people
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The Wazhazhe, commonly known as the Osage people, are a Native American nation originally from the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys who became prominent in the Great Plains region and are now federally recognized with a reservation in Oklahoma.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osage people | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of North America
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Native American nation ⓘ Native American people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Osage Nation
NERFINISHED
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Osage people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Pawhuska, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
clan system
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elaborate ceremonial dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Plains Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siouan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enrollmentBasis | tribal citizenship ⓘ |
| ethnonymMeaning | people of the middle waters ⓘ |
| federallyRecognized | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Osage Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Osage Nation government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | tribal government ⓘ |
| hasReservationIn | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenSystem | modern Osage orthography ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
present-day Arkansas
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present-day Kansas ⓘ present-day Missouri ⓘ present-day Oklahoma ⓘ |
| language | Osage language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dhegiha Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAct | Osage Allotment Act of 1906 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Wazhazhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalEvent |
Osage murders of the 1920s
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discovery of oil on Osage lands in early 20th century ⓘ |
| originalHomeland |
Mississippi River valley
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Ohio River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Bureau of Indian Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kansa (Kaw) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponca people NERFINISHED ⓘ Quapaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Osage religion ⓘ |
| resourceOwnership | collective mineral rights to Osage reservation lands ⓘ |
| sovereignStatus | domestic dependent nation in United States law ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
longhouses
ⓘ
tipis ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
bison hunting
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deer hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryFeature | Osage River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyHistoryWith | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Osage people
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Osage people
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Osage people