Description:

Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Jim Gray, the great-grandson of Henry Roan who was murdered in the Reign of Terror as depicted in the movie “The Killers of the Flower Moon.” A former Osage chief, Gray offers his unique perspective of Native history, Hollywood portrayals of Indigenous peoples, his personal connection to a painful and understudied time in the history of the United States, and the ultimate triumph of the Osage people.

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TRANSCRIPT: coming soon 

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Historical Overview and Jim’s Perspective

7:38 - Allotment, Oil and Guadianships

13:29 - Restricted vs Unrestricted Allotments

17:00 - Osage Control, Tribal Governments and Boarding Schools

20:26 - How the Osage Viewed Allotments

22:01 - Henry Roan’s Legacy

33:02 - The Film’s Original Script and an Osage Dinner with Martin Scorsesse 

46:11 - The Wedding Scene and Robert DeNiro Speaking Osage

53:11 - Living In Both Worlds…Even Today

57:58 - Jim’s Time as Chief

1:04:21 - Closing Thoughts and The Future of the Osage

EPISODE LINKS:

Osage Nation - https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov

Killers of the Flower Moon (Movie)- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537002/

Killers of the Flower Moon (Book) - https://www.davidgrann.com/books/#killers-of-the-flower-moon

Osage Primary Sources - https://www.archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/this-actually-happened/

Henry Roan - https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/margo-gray-writes-a-poignant-letter-to-her-great-grandfather-one-of-the-murder-victims-portrayed-in-killers-of-the-flower-moon

The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials: An Account - https://www.famous-trials.com/osage-home/2378-the-osage-reign-of-terror-murder-trials-an-account

Osage Culture - https://www.osageculture.com/culture/multimedia-collections

Osage Oil Money - https://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/523964584/in-the-1920s-a-community-conspired-to-kill-native-americans-for-their-oil-money

1906 Osage Allotment Act - https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/news-events/news/osage-minerals-council-seeks-federal-legislation-facilitating-return-osage#:~:text=In%201906%2C%20the%20U.S.%20Congress,the%20Interior%20to%20create%20a

Native American Boarding Schools - https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/code-talkers/boarding-schools/

Deb Haaland - https://www.doi.gov/secretary-deb-haaland

Major Crimes Act - https://www.ovcttac.gov/saneguide/legal-and-ethical-foundations-for-sane-practice/tribal-law/#:~:text=The%20Major%20Crimes%20Act%2C%2018,%2C%20most%20sexual%20offenses%2C%20etc.

How the Osage Changed Martin Scorsese’s Mind - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-osage-changed-martin-scorseses-mind-180983094/

Osage Language - https://www.osageculture.com/language

Twitter - @JimGrayTweetz

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