We calculated the Top 10 most-read articles from the Osage News website this year and came up with the following.
Osages made history again this year. Our writers and columnists covered a wide array of topics. From Mattel creating a Barbie of Maria Tallchief, Osage singer Scott George being nominated for an Oscar, a federal judge ordering the removal of 84 wind turbines, an Osage family advocating for their daughter, and the existential question, “What kind of Osage are you?”
Here are the top 10 most-read articles from 2024.
10. Barbie welcomes Maria Tallchief to the Barbie Inspiring Women Series
Coming in at number 10 is the Nov. 14 article about Maria Tallchief, America’s first prima ballerina and proud Osage woman, becoming one of the world’s most recognizable toys – a Barbie doll.
9. What kind of Osage are you?
Coming in at number 9, this May 3 column by Osage writer Ruby Hansen Murray sparked much conversation and debate. After attending a talk by Hominy elder Dr. Steven Pratt, she relayed the question to Osages everywhere, “What kind of Osage are you?”
8. New Osage Nation boundary signs will no longer say ‘Reservation’
Coming in at number 8, this Aug. 29 article about the state of Oklahoma replacing all tribal nation reservation signs angered the Osage community. The wording on the new signs will no longer say “Reservation.”
7. Osage singer Scott George on his Oscar Nomination
Coming in at number 8, this Jan. 23 Q&A with Osage singer Scott George revealed how the singer got his start and his motivation for composing the Oscar-nominated song for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
6. Historic Win: Judge orders Enel to remove turbines by December 2025
Coming in at number 7, this Dec. 19 article details the federal judge’s order for Italian wind farm giant, Enel and its subsidiaries, to remove 84 wind turbines from the Osage reservation landscape.
5. Cabin of Ho-tah-moie, aka John Stink, lost to wildfire
Coming in at number 6, this Oct. 30 article told the story of how a wildfire raged south of Pawhuska and burned down the cabin of the famous reclusive Osage, Ho-tah-moie.
4. Osage-owned ‘Saucy Calf’ Restaurant to open in Pawhuska
Coming in at number 5, this Feb. 5 article about Jamison and Asa Concha opening a restaurant that served Native American food with Cody and Lauren Garnett delighted the community. Sadly, the restaurant closed 10 months later.
3. Skiatook High School teacher under investigation
Coming in at number 3, this Aug. 24 follow-up article revealed that the Skiatook High School teacher who had assigned an alleged inappropriate paper on Christianity to his students was now under investigation. He later resigned his teaching position.
2. Skiatook HS pulls assignment on Christianity after Osage family protests
Coming in at number 2, this Aug. 16 article shocked and angered the Osage community. After an Osage student at Skiatook High School showed her mother her school assignment on Christianity, her family protested to school leaders about religious indoctrination.
- ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ receives 10 Oscar nominations
And finally, the most-read article of 2024 is this Jan. 24 article announcing the 10 Oscar nominations received for Martin Scorsese’s, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The film, based on the bestselling book by David Grann of the same name, didn’t win any Oscars but the Osage story was told to the world all the same.