To carry on Osage cooking traditions is an honor. Food is life-giving and brings blessings to family and friends. We hope you enjoy listening to what cooking means to these Osage women.
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A recording of Osage elder Leroy Logan speaking on the importance of the Osage Language. Have you checked out the new Osage Language Dictionary?Β Click hereΒ and dive in!Β
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Frybread is a staple of most Tribes, and none more-so than with the Osage. Join Celena Noear as she shows the process of making this famously delicious food.
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You may hear other tribes call this dish βsteam fry,β but we call this staple of Osage cuisine βmeat gravy.β Every familyβs recipe may differ slightly, but one thing will always remain the same β this simple, yet delicious dish is possibly the best friend fry bread ever had. A special thank you to lifelong Osage cook Bonnie Pratt for sharing her delicious recipe with all of us.
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Grape Dumplings are considered a true Osage traditional dessert, although we're not sure that they were always so sweet! Grape dumplings are a sweet treat served in small portions at Osage dinners. The Osage Nation is very thankful for Osage Cook Marjorie Williams for sharing her famous recipe.
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Gather the family and enjoy βCoyote and the Antβ for a lesson about life and language.
