after the white men arrived, the osage lost just over 95% of their homeland. osage nation principal chief jeffy standing bear has made it his mission to reclaim their territory. land is critical. and maintaining yourself as a people, as a nation. in june of 2016, ted turner put his 43,000 acre ranch on the market, land the osage lost after the government broke up their reservation in 1906. the tribe offered $74 million. money they had raised through casinos they started building in 2002. before he accepted, turner, an environmentalist, made one request. i want this land preserves for
after the white men arrived, the osage lost just over 95% of their homeland. osage nation principal chief jeffy standing bear has made it his mission to reclaim their territory. land is critical. and maintaining yourself as a people, as a nation. in june of 2016, ted turner put his 43,000 acre ranch on the market, land the osage lost after the government broke up their reservation in 1906. the tribe offered $74 million. money they had raised through casinos they started building in 2002. before he accepted, turner, an environmentalist, made one request. i want this land preserves for generations to come. chief standing bear had the right answer. he said, it won t be just generations. it will be forever.
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