PAWHUSKA, OK – The Osage Nation has begun 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, hand games, and a bison feast spanning throughout March.
This annual celebration honors the Osage Nation Constitution ratification that took place on March 11, 2006. All events listed below are free and open to the public.
- Friday, March 7, 2025
- Wahzhazhe Comedy and Fashion Show
- 6:00pm: Doors open
- 7:00pm: Show starts
- Location: Skyline Event Center, Osage Casino (Tulsa), 951 West 36th St. N, Tulsa, OK
- Free and open to the public
- Wahzhazhe Comedy and Fashion Show
- Saturday, March 8, 2025
- 11:30am: State of the Nation live stream www.youtube.com/@OsagenationnsnGovmedia
- Sovereignty Celebration Dance
- Location: Skyline Event Center, Osage Casino (Tulsa), 951 West 36th St. N, Tulsa, OK
- Schedule:
- 2:00pm: Gourd dance
- 5:00pm: Supper
- 6:30pm: War dance
- Saturday, March 15, 2025
- 10:00am: 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.
- 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Osage Code Talker Medal | E. Sean Standing Bear
- Location: Osage Nation Museum, 819 Grandview Ave., Pawhuska, OK
- Free and open to the public
- Reflect upon the bravery and contributions of Osage Code Talkers during wartime as we delve into the meaning of their commemorative medal.
- 10:00am: Osage Nation Health System sovereignty fun walk/run
- Saturday, March 22, 2025
- 2:00pm – 5:30pm: Hand game & supper
- Location: Hominy Community Building, Hominy, OK
- Supper begins at 5:30 p.m.
- Whether you are hand game professional or a novice, come enjoy community and share a meal to celebrate Wahzhazhe culture.
- 2:00pm – 5:30pm: Hand game & supper
- Sunday, March 23, 2025
- 2:00pm: Guest speaker followed by feast
- Location: Grayhorse Community Building, Grayhorse, OK
- The feast begins at 2:00pm.
- All community members are invited to take part in this community feast.
- 2:00pm: Guest speaker followed by feast
