Osage County

Wildflowers like goldenrod thrive in areas grazed by bison, which attracts droves of monarch butterflies to the Konza Prairie Biological Station.

Climate change threatens the Great Plains, but bison may hold a key to resilience

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Bison grazing on native prairie for three decades transformed the landscape, allowing wildflowers to thrive that can feed legions of bees and butterflies.

Nicole Mann stands aboard the International Space Station wearing a blue flight suit and holding a microphone. A pink dreamcatcher is floating in front of her hand.

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Students send the Osage language to space and hear back from Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann

Graycen Wheeler

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann spoke live from the International Space Station to Osage County students as she answered their questions about space.

The International Space Station with part of the Earth visible in the background.

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NASA astronauts prepare to answer Osage students' questions from orbit

Graycen Wheeler

Astronauts will speak live from space with Osage students on Wednesday. The name of the event, 𐓻𐓣͘𐓤𐓘𐓻𐓣͘ 𐓘𐓬𐓘 𐓨𐓣͘𐓥𐓘𐓤’𐓟 𐓪𐓥𐓣͘𐓟 𐓘𐓬𐓙, translates to "the children are talking to the stars.”

Osage Nation Buys Ted Turner’s Oklahoma Ranch As Part Of Effort To Reclaim County

Logan Layden

Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear is on a mission. He wants the tribe to buy back as much land as possible in Osage County, where it…

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Journalists Fight For Free Press In Indian Country

Allison Herrera

Freedom of the press is something most journalists in the United States fiercely protect and demand. It’s seen as crucial to keeping those with power in…

Rounding Up Bison to Maintain a ‘Living Ark’ in Oklahoma’s Tallgrass Prairie

Joe Wertz

Bison on the Tallgrass Prairie Reserve in northeastern Oklahoma live a quiet life. Most come into contact with humans just once a year. November is a…