The Osage are American Indian People of the central Midwest.
The Osage call themselves Wa-zha-zhe, Children of the Middle Water. The name Osage comes from the European settlers' attempt to approximate the pronunciation of the native name. Today, the Osage Nation occupies a reservation in northern Oklahoma.
External link
Osage Tribe Official Website (http://www.osagetribe.com/)
There's a street name called Osage Avenue located between Manchester and La Tijera in Westchester, Los Angeles, California.
Her last achievement is a dictionary of the Osagelanguage, which is almost ready to be published.
I never studied Indian languages before and did not know what to expect.” After years of precise research, Carolyn made a discovery that amazed her as a linguist.
The Osage tribe is trying to revive the native language; they are developing an orthography.