The Osage are descendants of cultures of indigenous peoples who had been in North America for thousands of years. Studies of their traditions and language show that they were part of a group of Dhegihan-Siouan speaking p… See more

The population as of 2017 is estimated at 47,350 in approximately 1,470,559 acres (5,951.14 km ). See more

By a new constitution of 1994, the Osage voted that original allottees and their direct descendants, regardless of blood quantum, were citizen members of the Osage Nation. This constitution was overruled through court judg… See more

On July 3, 2019, the tribe chartered Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as its tribal college.
School districts in the Osage Nation include Hominy School District, Pawhuska School District, … See more

The Osage Nation issues its own tribal vehicle tags and operates its own housing authority. The tribe owns a truck stop, a gas station, and ten smoke shops.
In the 21st century, it opened its first gaming cas… See more