Free Workshop on Osage at Old Courthouse - St. Louis

National Park Service Workshop for Educators
Osage History and Enduring Culture

Old Courthouse, downtown St. Louis
Friday, July 10, 2015
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Free
 

Presenters:
Dr. Andrea Hunter, Director, Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office
Kathryn Red Corn, former Director of Osage Tribal Museum
Julie Northrip, Director of Education, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

When Pierre Laclede established his fur trading post in St. Louis he had exclusive rights from France to trade with the Native Americans in the Missouri River Valley and the territory west of the Mississippi.  This was the land of the Osage Indians, the largest and the most powerful group in the region.  They numbered eight to ten thousand people controlling a 100,000 square mile hunting area bordered by the Missouri River on the north, the Mississippi River on the east and Arkansas River on the south.  

Dr. Hunter will provide a brief history of the Osage Nation from the origin of the tribe, based on tribal oral tradition, to its current status on a reservation in Oklahoma. Dr. Hunter will also discuss archaeological research that has been conducted on several Osage sites in Missouri.
 

Throughout generations of loss, tragedy, and oppression, the Osage have shown tremendous resiliency. Kathryn Red Corn, former Director of Osage Tribal Museum, will show how the Osage have maintained their culture and oral traditions and continue to share them with younger generations today.

For more information about this workshop, or to register, please call Julie Northrip at 314-241-1244 ext. 100 or e-mail at julie_northrip@nps.gov