Congress disestablished the Osage Nation’s northern Oklahoma reservation, the state’s highest criminal court ruled Thursday. The closely watched decision means Oklahoma can continue to ...

A 2010 federal appellate court had already decided the Osage Nation’s reservation was disestablished, the court said in its decision to uphold a Barnsdall man's conviction in a 2018 murder case.

The tribe is hoping to gain acknowledgement of the continued existence of its reservation, Osage County, through a federal civil lawsuit it lost on the issue 15 years ago.

The Osage Nation, thwarted by a 2010 federal court decision that has pinned it into a corner from which it has been unable to extricate itself, is challenging that ruling anew. The Nation has long ...

Observers also see the ruling as part of a broader trend: Gone are the days when developers could ignore Indigenous rights with impunity.

Forty years ago, Scott George was your average oil worker on the Osage Reservation. But after honing his art, he'll walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

Forty years ago, Scott George was your average oil worker on the Osage Reservation. But after honing his art, he'll walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

Forty years ago, Scott George was your average oil worker on the Osage Reservation. But after honing his art, he'll walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

SOON BE AN OSCAR WINNING COMPOSER FOR YEARS AGO, SCOTT GEORGE WAS YOUR AVERAGE OILFIELD WORKER ON THE OSAGE RESERVATION. BUT AFTER HONING HIS ART, HE’S NOW WALKING THE RED CARPET. I ASPIRED TO ...

SOON BE AN OSCAR WINNING COMPOSER FOR YEARS AGO, SCOTT GEORGE WAS YOUR AVERAGE OILFIELD WORKER ON THE OSAGE RESERVATION. BUT AFTER HONING HIS ART, HE’S NOW WALKING THE RED CARPET. I ASPIRED TO BE AN ...