I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Osage Indians

Native Americans

— Kansas —

Osage Indians Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Osage Indians Marker

Inscription. The semi-nomadic Osage (Wazhazhe) Indians lived along the Osage and Missouri, hunted on the Great Plains and fiercely guarded their land. Women foraged and grew vegetables in summer village gardens. The U.S. Government took the tribe's land in 1808 and 1818, and in 1825 established an Osage reservation in southeastern Kansas. The Osage are closely related to the Kaw or Kanza tribe (The People of the South Wind), from whom the name Kansas is derived.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 39° 7.527′ N, 94° 49.477′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1803 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wyatt Earp (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Wyatt Earp (within shouting distance of this marker); Iva Pembridge Jarvis (within shouting distance of this marker); NASCAR (within shouting distance of this marker); Rick Mears

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Autopilot (about 300 feet away); William Purvis & Charles Wilson (about 300 feet away); Drag Racing (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Regarding Osage Indians. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . Osage Nation on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Osage Indians Marker and statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Osage Indians Marker and statue

Marker is located on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.