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Site: Sugarloaf Mound
Significance: U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates: 38°34′30″N 90°13′52″W
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Sugarloaf Mound
🪶The territory of the Osage Nation originally stretched from Wisconsin to Louisiana and covered much of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The Osage Nation was involved with many conflicts with other tribes in the area, especially those tribes that were moved into their traditional territory as a part of Indian Removal.
Because of this the United State Government negotiated the ceding of Osage lands and the establishment of a reservation in Kansas in 1825. After the Civil War and the difficulties that the Osage Nation faced due to the Kansas-Missouri border war, they were relocated again to what was then Indian Territory, now Osage County, Oklahoma, in 1871.
The Osage were unique in that they were able to sell their reservation land in Kansas to the U.S. government for a favorable price and buy their reservation in Oklahoma; this helped them greatly when the U.S. government would attempt to steal that land through allotment.
Today the Osage Nation remains the only federally recognized reservation in Oklahoma and are still very involved in the energy business of the state due to the large amounts of oil under their land. The Nation has over 13,000 enrolled members and is doing very well for themselves. More information about the Osage Nation can be found on their website.
All information in this summary can be found on the Osage Nation Website, the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, and the Oklahoma government website.
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Inside the Secret Mounds Of Pre-Historic America | Ancient Mysteries
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📚 References
📚 References
Andrew B. Weil is the Assistant Director of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis and can be reached by telephone (314-421-6474) and by email (aweil@stlouis.missouri.org)
Andrea A. Hunter (Osage) is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Osage Nation and can be reached by telephone (918-287-5328) and by email (ahunter@osagetribe.org).
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Moore, Doug. "Last Native American mound in St. Louis is visited by tribe that purchased site". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
Holleman, Joe. "Spotlight: House on St. Louis' last Indian mound torn down". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
“Saving Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis, Missouri". Nps.gov. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
According to Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads etc, 1994, cited in Wabash Railroad, the "North Missouri ran into financial difficulty in 1871; it was succeeded in 1872 by the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad."
Moffitt, Kelly (February 11, 2016). "Curious Louis: City's last surviving Mississippian mound, Sugar Loaf, to be preserved this summer". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
Holleman, Joe (October 4, 2015). "Spotlight: Last Indian mound in St. Louis still deteriorating". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
“Chief purchases Sugarloaf Mound". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
“Address and Property Information Search". Stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
"Osage tribe purchases historic Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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