Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear updates citizens on the state of the Osage Nation.

 

On Saturday afternoon, Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear gave a State of the Nation speech. During that speech, Standing Bear highlighted the recent issue that has come up between the federal government and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The U.S. General Services Administration plans to discontinue its lease agreement with the Osage Indian Agency.

 

Standing Bear says the relationship between the Osage Nation and the federal government is complicated, but he is confident the two can stay on good terms.

 

Standing Bear says while there is always room for improvement, the Osage Nation is thriving.

 

Standing Bear adds that he was by told the Secretary of the Interior in Washington D.C. on Friday about the Osage Nation being an "energy tribe." Standing Bear says they are doing what they can to make that better known.