Jada Lynn Phetsacksith of the ZonZoLi District has been selected as the 2025-2026 Osage Nation Princess.
She will be crowned at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, at the Hominy Indian Village. The public is invited to attend.
Phetsacksith, 17, is a member of the Sun Carrier clan and her Osage name is Mee-do-op-pe, meaning Sun That is Looked At, given to her by the late Mr. Richard Luttrell. She is a proud member of the Wahzhazhe Nation and will be a senior this fall at Jenks High School.
“Jada was a natural pick. She’s cultural, smart, beautiful, talented, kind, studious, all of the above,” said Osage Tribal Director Chalene Toehay-Tartsah. “I know the Osage community will be impressed with how she conducts herself and represents the Osage Nation. She’ll be an excellent ambassador.”
The first Osage Tribal Princess was Margaret Luttrell Gray, who served in 1941. Since 1941, an Osage Princess has represented the tribe every year at the American Indian Exposition, held annually in Anadarko, Okla. The Osage Nation Princess will join other tribal princesses as they participate in banquets, fashion shows, pageants, are featured in parades, while also being asked to give speeches about their tribal nations at various events.
During June, Jada enjoys spending her time dancing in the Inlonshka dances and helping cook traditional Osage meals at camp with her mother and cook aunts. She has a kind spirit that she uses to help and learn wherever needed.
Jada is a descendant of Henry Pratt, the first Head Committeeman for the ZonZoLi District and Mah-seh-no-pi, the first ZonZoLi Tail Dancer. Her great-great-grandparents were the late Walter and Helen Matin of Hominy and the late John and Josephine Coshehe of Nelagoney. She is the great-granddaughter of the late John A. Fields and Lenora Matin Fields, as well as the late Mary Rose Coshehe Holding, Homer and Francis Oberly Holding, Jr. Her grandmother is Marsha Holding and the late David Holding of Hominy, and her parents are Khamp and January Phetsacksith of Jenks. She has one older brother, Jamon, one older sister, Jasmine (2017 Osage Nation Princess), and two younger sisters, Jillian and Julie.
Jada’s family has been long-time members of the Friends Meetinghouse in the Hominy Indian Village and also follows Native American Church practices.
At Jenks High School, she is a member of the Native American Club, serving as class representative for the past two years, an active member of the American Sign Language Club, and serving as an officer and enrolled in advanced art classes to prepare for college. She plans on spending her summer and fall visiting colleges to find the best fit to continue her education. She is an active member of the Tulsa Indian Club, where she is involved in community relations to promote Native American representation.
Jada is a natural artist and dedicates most of her free time to her artwork; beadwork, painting and creating dance regalia. Most recently, she was asked to participate in the mural project at the Osage Nation Visitor’s Center. She also enjoys traveling to powwows with her family and is looking forward to representing the Osage Nation as an ambassador throughout Oklahoma, Indian Country and hopefully beyond.
Jada is incredibly humbled that she has been chosen to represent as the 2025 Osage Nation Princess. She is excited to build relationships with her Osage people and build new intertribal relationships that will come with this experience.
Once an Osage Nation Princess has served for a year, she becomes a member of the Osage Tribal Princess Sorority. She receives a shawl with her name on it and the year she reigned. The OTPS currently has more than 20 active members.
Former Osage Tribal Princesses:
1941 Margaret Luttrell Gray (deceased)
1947-48 Louise Shangreau (deceased)
1949-50 Mildred Bear Lunsford (deceased)
1951-53 Thomasine Green Moore (deceased)
1953-54 Fannie Mae Beartrack Donelson (deceased)
1955-59 Anita Lookout West (deceased)
1960 Kathryn Redcorn
1961 Beverly Wamego Brownfield
1962 Jerri Jean Barnes Branstetter
1963 RoseMary Shaw
1964 LeeAnn Yarbrough Ammons
1965 Kathy Roberts (deceased)
1966 Linda Maker Long
1967 Jan Nell Robinson Jacobs
1968-69 Mary Barnes Monetachi
1970 Alice Jake (deceased)
1971 Mary F. Hopper
1972 Patricia Barnes Pratt
1973 Renae Brumley
1974 Anita Eaves Maker
1975 Susan Shannon
1976 Julie Brave Standing Bear
1977 Tammy Fugate Baldauff
1978 Billie Carol Jones
1979 Carolyn Shannon (deceased)
1980 Tracey Moore
1981 Angela Satepauhoodle Toineeta
1982 Meg Standingbear Jennings
1983 Tracey Moore
1984 Margaret Shannon Sisk
1985-86 Olivia Gann Gray
1987 Jodie Revard
1988 Trish Alley
1989 Asa Cunningham Concha
1990 Danita Corneilson Goodwill
1991 Danene Lane (deceased)
1992 Joyce Oberly
1993 Welana Fields Queton
1994 Gina Gray Red Eagle
1995-96 Chalene Toehay-Tartsah
1997 Shannon Shaw Duty
1998 Jessica Moore Harjo
1999 Jennifer Standingbear Bighorse
2000 Sarah Megan Oberly
2001 Whitney Freeman
2002 Mary Bighorse Wildcat
2003 Tara Damron
2004 Randa Moore
2005 Julie Maker
2006 Frankee Cunningham Hammer
2007 Maggie Gray
2008 Alexandria Toineeta
2009 Erica Moore Cozad and Elizabeth Moore
2010 Vanessa Moore
2011-12 Dora Williams
2013 Autumn Williams Hall
2014 Katelynn Pipestem
2015-16 Alissa Hamilton (deceased)
2017 Jasmine Phetsacksith
2018 Alaina Maker
2019 Leigha Easley Woodard
2021-2022 Gianna Sieke
2023 Lawren ‘Lulu’ Goodfox
2024 Pimmie Pelayo
