Osage Nation

E50110

Native American tribe federally recognized tribe

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

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 →
event	Osage Reign of Terror →
federalRecognitionStatus	federally recognized in the United States →
forcedMigration	removal to Indian Territory →
governingBody	Osage Nation government →
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 →
primaryState	Oklahoma →
relatedEthnicGroup	Kansa people → Omaha people → Ponca people → Quapaw people →
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 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Curtis → Indian Territory ("Osage people") → Maria Tallchief → Osage Nation ("Osage people") →	ethnicGroup
Kaw ("Osage") → Kaw Nation → Omaha ("Osage") → Omaha people ("Osage people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Siouan languages ("Osage people") →	associatedWithEthnicGroup
Osage Nation ("Osage Nation government") →	governingBody
Indian Territory ("Osage lands") →	hasPart
Arkansas River region →	historicallyUsedBy