Interview with William Lynn, Osage Tribal Member and geologist for the Osage Minerals Council

 Welcome to an interview with William Lynn, Osage Tribal Member and geologist for the Osage Minerals Council

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Key takeaways • Bill Lynn is an Osage tribal member who works as a petroleum geologist for the Osage Minerals Council • The Osage language is at risk with the last fluent speaker having passed away in 2000 • The Begey Hall Preservation Society was created to preserve the language of five tribes that speak the Osage language • Osage culture emphasizes humility, respect, and connection to family traditions • The Osage Nation has a rich history connected to oil and gas development on their reservation • Traditional Osage dances (Ilonzka) are held in June with specific cultural protocols and regalia • Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pawhuska features stained glass windows depicting Osage people, created with special permission from the Pope interview with William Lynn, Osage Tribal Member and geologist for the Osage Minerals Council

Brief Biography Bill is Wazhazhe, an Osage tribal member and shareholder that works as a petroleum geologist for the Osage Minerals Council. Other than going off to college he remains on the Osage Reservation in Pawhuska, manages his family allotments and spends most of his time in search of those elusive hydrocarbons. As a catechist and fourth degree Knights of Columbus he serves at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. A direct descendant of Chief Pawhuska, Bill’s indian name is Kiheka Ta of the Tsi Zho Washtaki clan and is on the Wakakoli Dodaha (Pawhuska dance committee). Elected to the first Osage National Council in 1994, helped create and implement the court system, all criminal and civil laws and code of ethics as well as an Elders Council focusing mainly on Indian housing. With the loss of the last fluent Osage speaker in 2000, he assisted setting up the Osage Nation language department and is Chairman of the Dhegiha Preservation Society, a not for profit created to perpetuate the language of the five tribes that speak our language pro bono. Interview with Susan Nash, Ph.D.