𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒻𐒷 | The Osage people are part of the Dhegihan subgroup, which also includes the Ponca, Omaha, Kaw, and Quapaw. The tribes share many commonalities in language, culture, and oral traditions that reveal a past relationship within an ancestral group. Today, the tribes continue to maintain a variety of connections and more formally acknowledge their language relationship at an annual gathering for the purpose of language preservation. You can also participate in our language preserva

This shows the grand entrance for the Osage Nation Sovereignty Day, along with a number of the different contests for the celebration. There’s symbolism in everything you see here. | Tess Maune

RIBBONWORK | Keeping Osage culture alive through our traditional ribbon work is special and unique, and many Osages view ribbon work as art. In this edition of Osage Cultural Connection, you'll meet Osage Nation citizens Dana Daylight and Janet Emde, who say ribbon work is an art form and so much more. They say Osages are prayerful people, and through their ribbon work, they send prayers. Those prayers come together through the colors of the ribbons, carrying our people. And the beauty and bless