A hundred and fifty years ago, the Osage Nation bought a stretch of prairie the size of Delaware, in what's now Oklahoma.... more
A little over a year from the first episode of In Trust has passed. Hosts Rachel Adams-Heard and Allison Herrera... more
At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this... more
There was one portrait of Oklahoma’s history that towered over all others. One with sweeping prairies and singing and dancing... more
Since “In Trust” aired, we’ve heard more stories about how Native wealth was exploited. Not far from Osage County, citizens... more
A century has passed since a lot of the transactions that helped the three Drummond brothers amass tens of thousands... more
Hundreds of allotments left Osage hands, swiftly at first, and then over decades. Not long ago, the Osage Nation had... more
She was hailed by the local press as a hero of Oklahoma’s drive for statehood, which divided communal Native lands... more
Charles Wah-hre-she was an influential Osage religious leader. He died in Oklahoma City of a gallbladder illness, according to his... more
By the 1920s, Fred Gentner Drummond was deeply embedded in Osage financial affairs. His store extended credit to Osages. He... more
The Drummonds’ story, and a lot of the family’s early wealth and influence in Osage County, grew from one of... more