Before Scorsese’s film, before Grann’s book, there was a poem… #Osage poet Elise Paschen reads Wi’-gi-e, the inspiration for Killers of the Flower Moon.
New Yorker interview. Aside from the acting, Lily Gladstone's involved in native language revitalization having acted in multiple native languages herself. Looking forward to more from her.
"[H]ow much do we know about the #Osage, their history, and their life experiences? And how typical was this particularly gruesome set of murders on tribes in the US and in particular in #Oklahoma. On Today’s show, we will explore the history of the Osage. We will get to know their story in greater detail and ask, what did the film get right and what did it miss?"
just watched #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon - ein Denkmal als #Western-Wucht in über 3 Stunden, fast bedingunslos zu empfehlen (teils ser explizite Gewalt die im Western-Setting fast schon zu ästhetisch und wie in einem Gangster Film lapidar kaltblütig), der #Film läd zum nach-lernen ein, was mit den #Osage passiert ist, was ist #Tulsa 1921 passiert ist und was diese vergessenen und verdrängten Geschichten rassistischer systematischer Gewalt und Verdrängung für ein Bild prägen
In #KillersoftheFlowerMoon the Osage nation faces colonial violence in the 1920s from settlers trying to steal their oil wealth. And the Osage see comparisons with Black Wall Street.
Black Wall Street was a wealthy neighborhood in Tulsa, OK, owned by Black professionals. But, settlers destroyed it in the 1921 Tulsa Race Mssacre, klling 300. As the #Osage face +60 m*rders, an #native character screams “it's just like in Tulsa". Native or Black, it’s a story of colonialism #uspol#BlackMastodon
"While the Osage are appreciative of Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio bringing the 1920s Terror to the screen, they want the world to know that their story doesn’t end when the movie credits roll.
Former chief Jim Roan Gray, whose great-grandfather’s murder is at the centre of Killers, says the Osage want to be seen as more than victims: they are warriors confronting their US rulers for control of their own land and lives."
Inter-Tribal Council of the #firstnations Five Tribes (the #Cherokee, #Chickasaw, #Choctaw, #Seminole, and #Muscogee nations) as well as the #Osage Nation Congress—have formally opposed #HB1775. “The vague wording of the law has contributed to fear among school districts and teachers about teaching accurate historical information,” the council wrote last year, “including accurate history of the experiences of our peoples in #Oklahoma.”
This week, Scorsese releases his film Killers of the Flower Moon: the true story of the mass murder of the Osage and the theft of their oil wealth. But the story doesn’t end when the credits roll. For 27 years, I've been investigating what happened next...
Martin Scorsese and the team behind "Killers of the Flower Moon" worked closely with members of the Osage Nation tribe during the movie's production. The Hollywood Reporter talked to some of them about their complicated feelings about the movie, which focuses on the real-life 1920s murders of Osage members after oil was found on their Oklahoma land.
KOSU, a public radio station in central Oklahoma, has published many stories about the individuals and stories behind "Killers of the Flower Moon." In this one, Indigenous affairs reporter Allison Herrera talks to Osage people who say there are many unexplained deaths in their family trees, and that the Osage Reign of Terror extends far beyond what's covered in the movie.