Osage Nation
（重定向自Osage Indian Reservation）
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![Map of traditional Osage lands by the late 17th century](/Images/godic/202501/31/Map_of_Traditional_Osage_Tribal_Lands_by_Late_17th_Century3225.jpg")
![Shonka Sabe (Black Dog). Chief of the Hunkah division of the Osage tribe. Painted in 1834 by George Catlin](/Images/godic/202501/31/Shonka_Sabe3225.jpg")
![Osage warrior painted by George Catlin](/Images/godic/202501/31/Osage_warrior3225.jpg")
The Osage are a Midwestern Native American Siouan-speaking tribe of the Great Plains who originated in the Ohio River valley in the area of present-day Arkansas and Missouri . The term "Osage" is considered an ancient name which roughly translates into "mid-waters".