The
new Osage Nation Government is made of three branches, Executive,
Legislative and Judicial. The supreme executive power of the Osage
Nation is vested in a Principal Chief who shall dutifully support the
Constitution and laws of the Osage Nation and shall see that the laws
are faithfully executed, administered and enforced. There shall be an
Assistant Principal Chief, who shall have the same qualifications as
the Principal Chief and serve for the same term and in the same
manner. All other administrative offices, departments, agencies and
instrumentalities of the Osage Nation including, but not limited to,
public trusts, boards, village committees, authorities and committees
are also included in the Executive Branch.
The
Judicial powers of the Osage Nation are vested in one Supreme Court, in a lower Trial Court and in such inferior Courts as the Osage Nation Congress may ordain and establish for the development, maintenance and administration of the Tribal Justice System.
The
Osage Mineral Council consists
of eight Osage Mineral Council members that serve as the elected
governing body for the mineral affairs of the Osage Mineral Estate. The
Osage Mineral Council conducts regular meetings every third Wednesday
of each month in the Council Chambers located on the Osage Tribal
Campus.