Osage Nation Podcast - 𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷 “Talking to One Another”

About Osage Nation Podcast - 𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷 “Talking to One Another”

Welcome to the Osage Nation Podcast! This is 𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷 “Talking To One Another” hosted by Wahzhazhe Communications. The Osage Nation Communications team led by Abby Mashunkashey continues to diversify our platforms in efforts to reach our Wahzhazhe people and other community members and allies from around the world. This podcast offers yet another way to access insights into Osage Nation governance, culture, history, education, community events, and more, with host Russ Tallchief and a variety of engaging guests. Join us as we share stories and interviews with Wahzhazhe people currently making and shaping our history. Special thanks to Communications staff Kelsey Zaun for graphic design and Skyler Ammons for technical support.

Publisher

Osage Nation

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episode

8 May 2026

Latest episodes

28 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Welcome to the Sovereignty Club with Amy Z. Fahrid: Episode 1 of 6

   Communications Director Abby Mashunkashey and guest host Amy Farid welcome listeners to this six-episode civics series celebrating 20 years of the Osage Nation Constitution. This introductory episode establishes the podcast’s mission to make tribal government accessible and engaging for all Osage citizens.

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   8 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Osage Membership and Declaration of Rights with Elizabeth Lohah Homer: Episode 2 of 6

   Osage Nation Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Lohah Homer discusses with host Amy Farid how the 1906 Act denied Osage identity to lineal descendants and the personal impact of growing up ”not Indian enough” despite her family’s deep governmental legacy. This episode explores how the 2006 Constitution restored the Nation’s fundamental right to determine its own membership.

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   8 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Osage Constitution Distribution of Powers with Meredith Drent: Episode 4 of 6

   Guest host Amy Farid welcomes Osage Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice Meredith Drent to break down the constitutional framework that established separation of powers among the executive, judicial, legislative branches, and Minerals Council. Chief Justice Drent, whose great-great-great-great-grandfather Paul Aiken served as tribal interpreter and signed the 1881 Constitution, brings both legal expertise and family legacy to this discussion of governmental structure. She explains how each branch has distinct responsibilities—Congress creates laws, the Executive implements them, and the Judiciary interprets them—and why these boundaries are essential to preventing the system from breaking down. With clarity and occasional humor, Chief Justice Drent addresses the Nation's learning curve after 100 years under the 1906 Act's imposed governance, describing early constitutional challenges when officials had to learn new roles and untangle the "Gordian knot" of the previous system to make the separation of powers function properly.

Inside a recent episode

Welcome to the Sovereignty Club with Amy Z. Fahrid: Episode 1 of 6

Published 8 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it was perfect because I kind of looked at it like explain government to me. Like, I don't know what it is at all. And it's kind of like, I don't really didn't know much about it at first. I knew a general overview for me learning in as we were going was incredible. And now I'm like, so passionate about it and have been tuning into all the hunker sessions. And like, it's just been so incredible to hear these passionate people, these elected officials. Talk about what they love to do and how our, you know, government works. So yeah, it was, it was definitely intimidating and their politicians. […]

Who has been a guest on Osage Nation Podcast - 𐓂𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷 “Talking to One Another”

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alexis Rencountre
• Amy Bellamy
• Chief Standing Bear
• Andrea Kimball
• Hank Powell

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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