Osage elders
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Osage elders are respected senior members of the Osage Nation who preserve and transmit cultural traditions, language, and ceremonial knowledge to younger generations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community leaders
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cultural role ⓘ group of people ⓘ social role ⓘ |
| ageGroup | older adults ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Osage ceremonies
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Osage dances ⓘ Osage kinship system ⓘ Osage language NERFINISHED ⓘ Osage naming practices ⓘ Osage oral tradition ⓘ Osage songs ⓘ Osage traditional religion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
guardians of tradition
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link between past and present ⓘ source of cultural authority ⓘ symbol of wisdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Osage Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osage people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
advising tribal leadership
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blessing important events ⓘ interpreting traditional law and custom ⓘ teaching cultural protocols ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Osage ceremonial life
ⓘ
Osage community gatherings ⓘ Osage language programs ⓘ |
| respectedBy |
Osage community members
ⓘ
Osage youth ⓘ |
| roleIn |
community decision-making
ⓘ
conflict mediation ⓘ education of youth ⓘ intergenerational knowledge transfer ⓘ maintenance of clan traditions ⓘ maintenance of kinship knowledge ⓘ maintenance of oral history ⓘ preservation of Osage culture ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ transmission of Osage language ⓘ transmission of ceremonial knowledge ⓘ |
| socialStatus | highly respected ⓘ |
| transmits |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
historical knowledge ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ traditional values ⓘ |
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