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

VISIT THE OSAGE NATION MUSEUM | Located at the heart of the Osage Nation since 1938, the Osage Nation Museum [ONM] is a place of gathering, community, and sharing the enduring story of the Osage. ONM is the oldest tribally-governed museum in the United States. During the 1930s, Osage Tribal Councilman and writer John Joseph Mathews championed an effort to create a central repository for the art, artifacts, material culture, and other resource material related to the history of the Osage. This ef