legend has it they descended from the stars and landed on a vast territory in the middle of what is now the united states. the land would eventually make the osage some of the richest people in the world. that s a fancy car. lincolns and cadillacs were their favorites. the objects of racist envy. people were resentful. why should that dirty indian have all that money? and targets of manipulation, bribery, and worse. they they were systematic. everybody was in on it. i m headed to oklahoma to learn more about the osage, how they became so rich the rush was on. and who wanted them erased from their towns. so she was 21 years old.
this is a story about land, wealth and murder. it is a story of a people known as the children of the middle waters. the osage. legend hasz has it hay descended from the stars. and landed on a vast territory. in the middle of what is now the united states. the land would eventually make the osage some of the richest people in the world. that s a fancy car. cadillacs and lincolns were their favorite. the objects of racist envy. people were resentful. why should that dirty indian have all that money. targets of manipulation. bribery, and worse. it was systemic. everybody was in on it.