This article provides a brief introduction to Osage culture and history. Coverage includes Osage oral traditions relating to origin and migration, resistance to incorporation, life in reservation, and recent socioeconomic changes. The article was originally published as a chapter in the Handbook of North American Indians.
Subjects Cultural identity and pride Traditional history Historical reconstruction External relations Settlement patterns Acculturation and culture contact Community structure Warfare Dwellings Missions Organized ceremonial Real property Inter-ethnic relations Normal garb Special garments Hunting and trapping Annual cycle Localized kin groups Regulation of marriage Status, role, and prestige Community councils Sacred objects and places Sociocultural trends culture Osage HRAF PubDate 2010 Region North America Sub Region Plains and Plateau Document Type essay Evaluation Creator Type Anthropologist Document Rating 4: Excellent Secondary Data 5: Excellent Primary Data Analyst Teferi Abate Adem; 2010 Field Date no date Coverage Date 1870-2001 Coverage Place Osage Idians, USA Notes Garrick A. Bailey LCCN 77017162 LCSH Osage Indians
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