The Osage Nation announces preparations for a multi-day 2025 Sovereignty Celebration and Dance. The schedule of events includes a Wahzhazhe Comedy and Fashion Show, State of the Nation Live Stream, Sovereignty Celebration Dance, Osage Nation Health System Sovereignty Fun Walk / Run, Code Talker Museum Talk, and Hand Game, and Bison Feast spanning throughout March.
This annual celebration honors the Osage Nation Constitution ratification that took place on March 11, 2006.
The 2025 Sovereignty Day Celebration Committee includes Andrea Kemble, Jane Perrier, Tim Lookout, and Avis Ballard. All events listed below are free and open to the public.
FULL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025
Wahzhazhe Comedy and Fashion Show
6:00 P.M.: Doors Open
7:00 P.M.: Show Starts
Location: Skyline Event Center, Osage Casino (Tulsa), 951 West 36th St N., Tulsa, OK
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025
11:00 A.M.: State of the Nation Live Stream
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Sovereignty Celebration Dance
Location: Skyline Event Center, Osage Casino (Tulsa), 951 West 36th St N., Tulsa, OK
Schedule:
2:00 P.M.: Gourd Dance
5:00 P.M.: Supper
6:30 P.M.: War Dance
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025
10 A.M.: Osage Nation Health System Sovereignty Fun Walk / Run
Location: Osage Nation Health Complex, Pawhuska, OK
The run will include a 5-K and 1-mile fun run/walk with NINJA challenges. There will be door prize drawings and medals for the top three male and female placers in five different age categories. Register here.
1 P.M. - 3 P.M.: Osage Cradleboard | E. Sean Standing Bear
Location: Osage Nation Museum, 819 Grandview Ave., Pawhuska, OK
Explore the cultural significance and intricate craftsmanship of the Osage cradleboard.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025
2 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.: Hand Game + Supper
Location: Hominy Community Building, Hominy, OK
Supper begins at 5:30 p.m.
Whether you are a hand game professional or a novice, enjoy community and share a meal to celebrate Wahzhazhe culture.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025
2 P.M.: Bison Feast
Location: Grayhorse Community Building, Grayhorse, OK
The speaker begins at 2 p.m., followed by a feast.
All community members are invited to take part in this community feast.