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Elder Parking spaces now designated on Osage Nation Campus

New signs for Elder Parking spaces went up on the Osage Nation Campus this month.

Thanks to a law sponsored by Congressional Speaker Angela Pratt, there are now two Elder Parking spaces for every 25 parking spaces at each Osage Nation government building. The only buildings that won’t have elder parking spaces are those with less than 25 parking spaces.

More than 25 signs have currently been installed, but more than 50 signs will go up throughout Osage County for all Osage Nation buildings that qualify, said Justin Carr, director for the Nation’s Roads Department.

Process

According to ONCA 16-49 (Pratt), an elder is designated as an Osage tribal member over the age of 65. However, not just anyone over the age of 65 can park in the elder space, the elder must apply for a sticker decal. The applications can be found at any department located within the Welcome Center in Pawhuska, and are easy to fill out, said Greg Carpenter, director of the ON Tax Commission. The forms are also electronically available on the Tax Commission’s website at https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/what-we-do/tax-commission

Carpenter said the elder only need to show proof they are over the age of 65, proof they are an Osage tribal member and a valid photo ID, and their application will be approved immediately. If the elder mails in their application, it will take a couple of days for the elder to receive the decal in the mail. The decals are free of charge. However, a $25 fee will be charged for any replacement decals.

According to Carpenter, the permit features a dark grey background with the word ELDER and a unique permit number. The permit is to be installed on either the bottom left of the rear window or the left side of the back bumper, it is not to be placed on the license plate. 

The law also states violators who park in the designated spots without a permit, or fraudulently use the permit, are subject to a civil fine of up to $500. The Osage Nation Police Department has been authorized to ticket vehicles parking without the proper decals, according to Carpenter.

For more information, contact the Osage Nation Tax Commission at (918) 287-5393.


By

Shannon Shaw Duty


Original Publish Date: 2017-06-21 00:00:00

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  • Shannon Shaw Duty

    Title: Editor

    Email: sshaw@osagenation-nsn.gov

    Twitter: @dutyshaw

    Topic Expertise: Columnist, Culture, Community

    Languages spoken: English, Osage (intermediate), Spanish (beginner)

    Shannon Shaw Duty, Osage from the Grayhorse District, is the editor of the award-winning Osage News, the official independent media of the Osage Nation. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a master’s degree in Legal Studies with an emphasis in Indigenous Peoples Law. She currently sits on the LION Publishers board of directors, the Freedom of Information Committee for the Society of Professional Journalists, and she is also a member of the Pawhuska Public Schools Board of Education. She served on the Board of Directors for the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) from 2013-2016 and served as a board member and Chairwoman for the Pawhuska Johnson O’Malley Parent Committee from 2017-2020. She is a Chips Quinn Scholar, a former instructor for the Freedom Forum’s Native American Journalism Career Conference and the Freedom Forum’s American Indian Journalism Institute. She is a former reporter for The Santa Fe New Mexican. She is a 2012 recipient of the Native American 40 Under 40 from the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. In 2014 she helped lead the Osage News to receive the Elias Boudinot Free Press Award. The Osage News has won Best Newspaper from the SPJ-Oklahoma Chapter in their division the past five years, 2018-2022. Her award-winning work has been published in Indian Country Today, The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity, NPR, the Associated Press, Tulsa World and others. She currently resides in Pawhuska, Okla., with her husband and together they share six children, two dogs and two cats.

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Title: Editor

Email: sshaw@osagenation-nsn.gov

Twitter: @dutyshaw

Topic Expertise: Columnist, Culture, Community

Languages spoken: English, Osage (intermediate), Spanish (beginner)

Shannon Shaw Duty, Osage from the Grayhorse District, is the editor of the award-winning Osage News, the official independent media of the Osage Nation. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a master’s degree in Legal Studies with an emphasis in Indigenous Peoples Law. She currently sits on the LION Publishers board of directors, the Freedom of Information Committee for the Society of Professional Journalists, and she is also a member of the Pawhuska Public Schools Board of Education. She served on the Board of Directors for the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) from 2013-2016 and served as a board member and Chairwoman for the Pawhuska Johnson O’Malley Parent Committee from 2017-2020. She is a Chips Quinn Scholar, a former instructor for the Freedom Forum’s Native American Journalism Career Conference and the Freedom Forum’s American Indian Journalism Institute. She is a former reporter for The Santa Fe New Mexican. She is a 2012 recipient of the Native American 40 Under 40 from the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. In 2014 she helped lead the Osage News to receive the Elias Boudinot Free Press Award. The Osage News has won Best Newspaper from the SPJ-Oklahoma Chapter in their division the past five years, 2018-2022. Her award-winning work has been published in Indian Country Today, The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity, NPR, the Associated Press, Tulsa World and others. She currently resides in Pawhuska, Okla., with her husband and together they share six children, two dogs and two cats.
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