Osage Nation

The Osage Nation wayside panel.

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Location:

Along the River Trail

Amenities

2 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible

Two hundred and fifity years ago, this area was part of the homeland of one of the most powerful Tribal Nations in the center of the continent. When the United States completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, many things changed. Thousands of Cherokee had already moved into the region as settlers flooded into Cherokee lands in Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. Fighting broke out. Over a period of 72 years, the Osage were forced through various treaties to surrender a majority of their homeland.