Pawhuska, OK- The Osage Nation purchases an average of $80 Million in products and services each year.  On August 12th & 13th, Osage Nation purchasing representatives, and other government procurement representatives will be on hand to answer questions and deliver information on how to contract with the Osage Nation.

Participating Osage Nation departments include:

Million Dollar Elm Casinos, Housing, Properties, Procurement, Palace Grocery, Osage Nation Gift Shop, 8A Contracts, Osage Home Health and Osage, LLC.  If your business or service would like to start building a business relationship with the Osage Nation, you need to attend this conference.

The conference will provide both Osage and Non-Osage Businesses to showcase their products and services. This conference will allow dialogue for streamlining the procurement process for Osage Nation to become “Business Friendly”.

Osage Owned Businesses and other Business Enterprises, Osage Nation Purchasing  Representatives, Osage LLC representatives will convene and discuss business, economic development opportunities for American Indian and non-Indian Entrepreneurs.
Speakers include:   Chief Jim Gray, Principal Chief of the Osage Nation

           Tex Hall, Chairman, Inter-tribal Economic Alliance

           Representative from the Office of  Secretary of Commerce

           Congressman Mark Simms, Chairman Osage Nation Congress Economic Development Committee 

            Neil Cornelius, CEO, Million Dollar Elm Casinos

             Carol Leese, CEO, Osage LLC

             Joan Temeche, Executive Director, Native Nations Institute

              Jonathan Taylor, Taylor Policy Group

and Panel discussions on: Mechanics of working with the Osage Nation

Additionally, the Osage Nation and Million Dollar Elm will be hosting a job fair for potential employment opportunities.

You don’t want to miss this opportunity!

August 12, 5:00 to 7:00 pm & August 13, 2008 9:00am to 5:00pm
Osage Million Dollar Elm Event Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Contact the Osage Nation at 918/287-5555

Or visit out website at http://www.osagetribe.com

Click here to see Osage Business Owners Conference brochure.