Pawhuska

The Osage Tribe preserved its identity, development, and culture through foresight, frustrations, and sacrifices. In 1865, the Osages agreed to the sale of their Kansas lands. In 1871 and 1872, the Osages were removed to a reservation in the Indian Territory, on land purchased from the Cherokee Nation by the Osage Tribe. In 1881, the Osage Tribe formed an organized government. On June 14, 1883, the Cherokee Nation conveyed by deed to the United States in trust for the Osage Indians the lands of the Osage Reservation, now Osage County, Oklahoma, embracing 1470559 acres. The lands purchased became the final and permanent home of the Osages.

Pawhuska, Oklahoma · United States