@ 3:52, That's my mothers grave, we are related to Maria TallChief, my mother was her niece. A lot of my relatives are buried there, so will I be one day. I remember when I was little, me and my Grandmother would visit the cemetery and I remember asking her why some of the pictures were gone on some of the graves, she told me people were shooting them out. So, it's not a recent thing, they have always been that way for as long as I can remember. Thanks for the great video, makes me want to go for a visit...........
I wasn't sure how long the photos had been missing. Sad to know that someone was being disrespectful like that. This is absolutely a beautiful cemetery and one of my favorites in the state. Thank you for watching and sharing a little more background on the cemetery.
@@YaraCorvo I'M VERY SORRY TOO! What happened to RESPECT FOR THE DEAD ??? This churns my stomach - As if these people haven't suffered enough in life!!! I try to look for the very best in people - but more often than not I'm left wanting. But then I find people like Rhetty and Sarah, and so many of his subscribers with hearts of pure gold. I thank them for restoring my faith in humanity! Including yourself, YaraCorvo. I loved your post, XX ♥️⭐♥️⭐♥️
Thank you again for your gentle and respectful video of this resting place. The desecration of these graves photos made my heart hurt and caused tears. Whoever worked their evil on these graves will pay for it one day, the Almighty will see to that! The peace in that lovely resting place was palatable as you strolled among the graves. Even the cattle & calves added a peaceful charm! Thank you again for your respect and consideration for these souls gone into eternity~
There are many people who are interred into this cemetery and they experienced some very evil things done to them. Many of them were murdered. Whoever did this it seems highly disrespectful and sad. It's the only cemetery I have ever been in where photos were defaced like that. Thanks for watching Stitchy.
Rhett, I had visited with one of the former Chief's of Osage Nation a while back. He had told me that there has been a lot of vandalism on the pictures at Gray Horse by bullets. As you enter the cemetery, you are passing by the ceremonial camp grounds and one weekend in June, there will be a big pow wow ceremonial dance. It's been a few years since I've attended one of the ceremonial dances. During the ceremonial weekend, they will feed everyone there with Native Osage dishes. You do have to be invited to attend one of the feedings and it is custom to be invited to the ceremonial dance as well, unless you personally know someone in the Osage Nation or you are with a Osage family member. I have attended numerous funeral of Osage Native members and I would be safe to say, 90% of the Osage members are Catholic. I have taken meals at the campgrounds after funeral services several times with family members in Osage Nation. I do have some Sioux native blood, but no Osage blood, just many very great close friends in the Osage community. There is one thing for sure, you are walking on sacred ground. That whole area of Gray Horse is sacred grounds!
I can't figure out why would happen like that. I didn't see any of that in the Pawhuska or Fairfax cemeteries. Of course those are in more populated areas. We do have a friend who is Osage and they have family in rural cemetery and it's not happening there either. Many of those seem to be on ones that are in the time frame of the reign of terror. I would be curious how Hominy's cemetery is. I think they need to install some game cameras. It's so sad to see that happening.
@@sparkyobrian6417 I read in the commentary of this same video that this damage occurred many years ago. It appears to be malicious vindictiveness to me - that they wouldn't get away with in cemeteries that are located in populated area.. And yet the Hominy cemetery has suffered the same damage that also occurred a long time ago. Which makes one wonder....
It is definitely sad to see this like this. I know a lot of people want to pass it off with rocks or hail hitting the photos which does happen but there is a large number of these in the Osage area. What is interesting about that is there is more grass hear and yet why do I not see it in cemeteries where there are more rocks? In many of them you can see damage where it has been hit multiple times or with specific tools or weapons. The number of photos I see like this are really high in the Osage area.
So beautiful. It's a shame about those ceramic photo's. People don't think about the fact that no matter if you have native blood or not, this is part of our history. A shame on those vandals.
I am from Iowa and have no native blood in me, but I would love to be buried in this cemetery ! This one is definitely one of the most beautiful, serene, and picturesque cemeteries I have ever seen despite the damage. Great video Rhetty ! I am now a subscriber !
Thanks for watching and subscribing Renee. This is truly a beautiful cemetery and so peaceful too. It's saddening that someone would want to ruin that.
Such respect. These individuals must always be remembered. Lest we forget. Thank you for posting these videos. You have given us in Adelaide, South Australia the oppitunity to journey with you on your travels to view what we wouldn't have. Well done.
That was such a terrible sacrilege with the vandalism of the headstones especially with the faces all destroyed. It's always so nice to see pictures of the deceased. Thank you so much for all the wonderful backstories and the respect you show these departed souls is beautiful.
Great video Rhett! We re-visited this cemetery after Mike read "Killers of the Flower Moon" (at your suggestion) I still found it to be one of the most peaceful cemeteries I have ever been in. Nice that relatives of those who were so wronged can at least come to a beautiful place to remember them. Mike & Connie....
Except for whatever is happening with the photos it really is a beautiful and peaceful cemetery. It's one of my favorites. I'm glad Mike read the book. It's really sad what happened. Thank you both for watching.
I really don't know if it's anything more than just vandalism. But someone has definitely went out of there way to do that. There was a lot of them damaged.
You have a perfect voice for doing cemetery narration in your videos, very calm and reserved. Thanks for this upload and for being so respectful to the dearly departed.
Wonderful video, loved it. Very very sad to see the damaged photos, I love putting a face to the person. Shame on the person that defaced so many. Very beautiful cemetery and as you say so very peaceful. Thank you so much Rhetty.
Yes the photos make it so much more personal. It's saddening that someone would do that. Sure makes me wonder why. I think they need some game cameras in there. I've never seen so many photos destroyed. Thanks for watching and commenting.
What a beautiful peaceful cemetery. I'm am absolutely mortified to see such damage to someone's resting place. How extremely disrespectful. What happened in the past should be left in the past all grudges should have been laid to rest by now. It hurts my heart to know people can hold grudges for so many years and through so many generations of people. The only people that should still be upset about the past are the native people who got treated so badly by the invaders to there land. They were treated awfully.
It is saddening to see this in the cemetery. It leaves so many questions as to why? I think some game cameras need to be placed in the cemetery. Other than that it is a really peaceful cemetery.
You're right. It's very sad that someone would destroy these photos. I think the cemetery could use some game cameras to catch people doing this. I'm not sure when that happened.
Thank you for your thoughtful filming of this cemetery. It is so peaceful. The markers are amazing, but it was very difficult to see the vandalism that had been done to the pictures. As you documented this, it is obvious that you are a very kind and compassionate man.
It is sad to see all the vandalism. They never have found out who did this. But they are keeping a closer eye on it all with the book and movie Killers of the Flower Moon. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for sharing all these Wonderful Pictures an Stories. I so enjoy learning about ways History and the People behind the stories have shaped how we live an what we do. Lesson learned. 😃💖
Thanks for another amazing video. That was such a peaceful cemetery. The statues were magnificent. I would have loved to have seen the photos of those departed. It’s a shame someone felt the need to deface such a beautiful peaceful place.
Yes it is peaceful. It's saddening to see the photos destroyed. When they are there to see it makes it much more personal. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Beautiful headstones it's very sad to see the vandalism I really dont understand why they would do that and thank you for filming such a lovely video xx❤
Thanks for the video. I grew up in this area and went to Grayhorse School (about a mile west of the cemetery) for grades 1 thru 6 from 1957 to 1962, when it closed. In fact, we lived for a while just outside the fence of the school so I've visited this cemetery many times. Also during the late winter/early spring the school 4-H Club or Fairfax Cub & Boy Scouts sometimes would help trim in the cemetery. As you can see there is a lot of fencing and we didn't have powered "weedeaters" back them; just hand clippers and many, many blisters. I can recall even then a lot of the photographs had been shot out so it is not a new thing, as evidently disrespect cuts across all generations. Also some would just weather out during a winter cycle if water during freeze-thaw-refreeze had been able to enter behind them & either popped out the whole photo or broken it apart. We'd pick up the shards, or if a whole photo just lay it on the stone. After being gone many years I am back in the area now and revisit it now and again, but especially during Memorial Day as a former schoolmate and veteran is buried there. There's a lot of history in this cemetery so please, when visiting be respectful.
You're right about there being a lot of history there. It really is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the state. That is both sad and sickening that some have chosen to be so disrespectful in that cemetery. These photos seem to be on many Osage graves throughout the Osage lands. None of them seem to have that level of vandalism or damage from weathering like this one does. Thanks for sharing a little more history of the cemetery and how you helped care for it.
I'm new to the channel and I am really enjoying your videos. We live in a little town called Maud OK, I am Choctaw and my wife is Seminole and Creek, We really like how respectful you are when visiting graves. You have visited some of our familys graves and we thank you.
Thank you for watching. I really try to be as respectful as I possibly can. I believe everyone deserves to be remembered. This cemetery really is a fascinating one. I'm sure there are a lot of stories just waiting to be told.
This is kind of hard for me to believe. American Native Osage people. Would do harm to a cemetery. I say this because American Native Tribes. Are taught to respect Elders of the tribe. And respect everything that Mother Nature has made. And not destroy anyting. This is a very beautiful Cemetery. Sad that somebody has done this to someone's loved ones. Thank you for sharing your information. On the Grey Horse Cemetery.
It's really difficult to say. I thought maybe it could have been from white people being bitter over not getting land and the stories being passed down. I don't know really. More than anything you're probably right about it just being punk kids. Who ever it was they certainly went out of their way to do extensive damage. There were way more damaged that what I included in the video.
I hate any type of vandalism, but to someone’s resting place is the absolute worst. I do love to see the photos on the headstones, it’s good to put a face to the name. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️🇦🇺🐨
Saw this 4 years ago when you posted it. Seeing it again 10/26/23 after seeing the movie on 10/23 Killers of the flower moon". RIP to all within this beautiful cemetery and so sad for all the photos damaged.
It's unbelievable that someone would do that. There were so many destroyed though. I've never seen another cemetery that bad before. Thanks for watching and commenting Mike.
It makes me wonder if shooting at pictures on headstones wss a thing years ago. A headstone next to my grandfather had a picture that had been shot. You'd think people would have enough respect to at least not vandalize the markers of children. Some incredible headstones there though.
I really don't understand it. I started to wonder if it was a cultural thing. I know the Osage do not like their picture taken without permission. And just because the person next to you got permission doesn't mean you can too. So I wondered if some historian put those there and the families didn't like it? I'm not sure though. It seems like it could be a simple case of vandalism but there are so many. Strange how some are chiseled, some are hit with a hammer and others are shot.
What a beautiful cemetery! Thank you for documenting it. So sad for the lost of the pictures, who would do such a thing as shooting pictures on graves. So disrespectfull. Greetz from the Netherlands 🌺
My father is buried in the other cemetery in Fairfax. His stone had his picture in both sides. The pictures have been vandalized but they were able to be repaired. I also love visiting the Grayhorse cemetery. It is so quiet and peaceful. I know a lot of the folks who rest there. Magnificent place.
Another great video! So strange and sad how the pictures are damaged. The markers seem in good shape but the pictures are destroyed. Seems someone really took the time to purposely do this. 😢
Yes I never saw any damaged to the markers except for the times where they shot at the photos and missed. But no pushing them over, paint or chipping. I've never seen another cemetery where so many photos were damaged like that. Thanks for watching and commenting Steph!
Your research is amazing as is your narrative. The respect you show to those buried is to be highly commended. My last video for now 😴😴😴😴😴😴. 🇦🇺🐨👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Australia this cementry is amazing & so well maintained The monuments are just so beautiful. Sad about the defacing of photos of those buried. 😭😭😭
Find-A-Grave does not list this cemetery... So it has not been documented. I wanted to see if the markers were photographed prior to the damage to the photos so that they could be restored but no luck.
The cemetery is on Facebook but it is known by several different names. Here is a link to findagrave. www.findagrave.com/cemetery/98543/greyhorse-indian-village-cemetery
All the cemeteries vandalized... we vandalized years ago... long before.. find a grave.... I’m from South Dakota... they were vandalized a lot in the 50sand 60s.... real sad
It is sad to see. I'm not sure if it's part of the past coming back or not. I did a video on the Osage Reign of Terror part of me wonders if it is somehow connected. Thank you for watching.
Good morning Rhetty. Its amost 5 am August 31st. 2019. Im having a cup of coffee and watching this and i wiil say rhat this cemetery was so beautiful and really maintained well. The head stones are really beautiful and so unique looking. Your right this resting place is so peaceful. I wonder why some of the pictures on some of the head stones look like they have been chiseled out. Its sad. Well Rhetty as usual you never dissapoint. Keep them coming. Take care. Best Regards Carmela from N.Y.
There is a long history here between the whites and the Osage. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with photos being defaced or not. It could just be people vandalizing or it could be that those families didn't want the photos shown. It really is a big mystery. Thanks for watching from NY!
That cemetery made the news a few weeks ago because it was vandalized. Would have visited last week but storms ran me home. Findagrave has some information on the cemetery.
You're right about this making the news a few weeks ago. They reported this as new damage and I told them that I filmed in there last summer and it was there. That is the footage from last summer in June.
This is so beautiful. Is it possible that some of the headstones have been replaced out of respect, so these people are not forgotten? It just appeared to me that a few looked new for being there a hundred years or more. If my thinking is correct what wonderful tribute to ones ancestors. Thank you again for such a respectful presentation of a history of a nation.
I do think some of those are newer. I don't know if it's because some were damaged or just never placed there. It's difficult to say. Thanks for watching Lorelle.
All the fencing is usually the family claiming that area for future family members. Native cemeteries you pretty much just claim a spot. At least it is, where many of my family are buried, in Fletcher,ok. Love your videos. Love that you are so respectful.
I never knew this old graveyard existed, but Osage County is huge and expansive, too. I hate the vandalism, but love your own respect and reverence. My dad was born in Ponca City, and after his dad died [complications of The Great War], his mother married a half Osage. In fact, that man had a very famous father, whose big house, is now the Ponca Art Center. I tried to get my grandmother's house on the history registry, too, since she married into the Soldani family.
I'm assuming bored teenagers as far as all of the damaged pictures. Those photos are all that is left to make these people real to us. Makes me want to cry. I've never seen a cemetery with so many photo markers - the families put a lot of love, not to mention money, into those.
It is sad to see. It does appear to be to be vandalism but there was so many I started to wonder other things. No one had damage markers, pushed over markers paint etc. As you look at the dates many of them could be from the reign of terror. But I wondered if it was a cultural thing for this area and maybe some of them didn't want the pictures shown? Like maybe some historian put them up without permission?
The Osage called the Canadian River Newalla. I think your pronunciation is correct but I base that because nearly everyone I knew pronounced that way. My parents had a hobby farm near Newalla. I'm sure you have figured out I have Oklahoma roots. I was born and raised in Oklahoma. The metro area and the hobby farm. I left the state about 1995 or 96.
Iv seen the video before but it still leaves me with carm it's so peaceful there I just heard a bell rang don't no why it must be the cattle rest in peace to all 💦😓
This is probably the best cemetery you've been to Rhetty. Looks like those families had some money back in the day to have those headstones and wrought iron fences . And it is well maintained.. I might have to pay that place a visit one day
They did. At one time the Osage were the richest people in the world. Something that was good for them but something that was also very bad for them. I have another video dealing with why. The Osage Reign of Terror. Thank you so much for watching!
They definitely were and are a wealthy tribe especially back then. The way they dressed in the pictures and the state of the grave stones. Even having that many pictures on the graves is amazing. Well the pictures coming out could be a number of things: 1 vandalism 2. some type of shoot out 3. worn out (I don’t really think that they are worn out due to some look like they are torn out). It’s truly said because that is apart of Native American history that we will never get back. Thanks for the tutorial. Very interesting!
At first I was trying to tell myself it was weather but after I kept going and there were more and more I knew that wasn't the case. Especially when I started seeing scrapes from chisels and holes from from bullets. I can say that I wondered if maybe it was a cultural thing. Could it be some historian placed those on the graves without the family's permission? A person like me can not show up to the Pow Wow's there. I have to be invited. And once invited I cannot take photos of the Osage in full regalia unless i have permission from them. It's really difficult to say. I also wondered if it were some sort of carry over from the Reign of Terror experienced by the Osage. Some of those appeared to be the dates that could fit. Thank you for watching and commenting.
RhettyforFun Yes, I know what you mean. In any group of people, you always have crazy people who have access to guns and alcohol. They get mad and go on a rampage. They destroy the memories of amazing history. It’s sad.
I watched this vid when you first posted it, without knowing anything about the Osage Nation.. And I remember thinking, "What a lovely place to rest". But I'm now learning more about the Reign of Terror by the hour - DISGUSTING! I can't wait to read the book, "Killing of the Moon Flower". Thank you, Rhetty - for bringing history to life as only you can! XX EDIT: Again, the wealth of the Osage Nation is evident in this beautiful, peaceful cemetery with its magnificent monuments .. And the Christian faith is well-represented here too, as it is in other cemeteries you've been kind enough to show us. However, it's now abruptly obvious to me that so many of the dates here equate to the 'Reign of Terror'.. We know that more than 100 Osage were murdered just for their wealth - often by marriage to Osage members, and then murdering them - and so often achieved by way of poisoning, while very few of the murders, save for those which were blatantly obvious murder cases, were ever investigated. Such was the greedy control over those in positions of power and in the legal system - and it probably remains that way to this day. Furthermore, from the numerous comments we've learned that the photos were deliberately vandalised many years ago. So please forgive me if I'm making assumptions, because the last thing I would ever do is to insult ANYONE, much less without good cause! But it's also obvious that many of the gravestones bear Scottish surnames (and, like Rhetty, my heritage is all Scottish - which makes it even harder for me to make such a suggestion as follows!), but are we seeing SOME gravestones here of Osage members who were horrifically murdered for their head rights by those who married into the Osage families with murder on their minds - purely in order to claim on those head rights??? It seems that vandalism alone could never account for the sheer number of photographs that have been damaged here in this otherwise beautiful cemetery?? .. No. Surely this seems more like pure vindictiveness..As if the vandals deliberately intended to obliterate the very memories of these people. I do hope I'm wrong on all counts - and I do hope someone would tell me (nicely, please!) if I'm wide off the mark on any count. I welcome all replies in that regard. THANK YOU! And thank you Rhetty, for taking us to this beautiful place of eternal rest.. I know that I would be well satisfied to rest here..It is so beautifully maintained and cared for - which is why the damage to the photographs and even the iron fence as shown, really stands out. It does appear to even a casual observer to have been carried out with malicious and vindictive intentions. XX
This was a major problem here in the Osage area. The book is very well done but it only highlights a small number of what happened. I do hope that more Osage come forward and tell their story. It's a sad and dark time in our history here but I'm glad it is now being shared. I don't think we will every know the true number as even the Osage probably don't even know. I would bet many perished saying it was one way when in reality you're was another motive behind it. I have now been in multiple Osage cemeteries and every time I see younger ones within certain dates it makes me wonder what their story was. Money and greed made outsiders evil. They were all sorts of people that came in and did this. It's most certainly sad to see these.
I went to Google and ask about . Destroying the graves of a Native American Tribes. You are not to do this. If a person is caught destroying a grave. They can be sent to prison for 10 years. Are fined up to $100,000 dollars. Native American Tribes bury their loved ones. They do not destroy anything on the graves. They will not allow their loved ones to be unburied. Hope I helped you out a little bit. Have a great day.
There was a law that was passed in the 1990's that protects all Native cemeteries. They are the only race that has protection like this because they are the only ones with a law like that. There are a few instances where people have pushed that though. I do know there are certain Native Americans that do not like their picture taken. I realize those relatives gave permission but I wondered if they meant for that to be for the family and not the masses? That is what I was wondering if something like that occurred. This is also the area where the reign of terror occured. So I wondered if some of the relatives were still bitter about that? Which I know that pain still carries on. Or could it be from a disgruntled white person who was mad they didn't get the money? Maybe a tribal historian placed those there without permission from the families? There is a lot of possibilities. It's really difficult to say.i haven't been to all the Osage cemeteries but this is the only one that has been like this so far.
Sadly, those photos were probably taken and those damaged look like either gunshot or maybe a stone from a mower.. 😕 The monuments are so pretty and seem to be well cared for.. It's a beautiful cemetery and very peaceful. How wonderful to be able to be laid to rest amongst such noble and brave people.
Very nice tour Rhetty. Amazing that many folks buried there let it be known on their headstones of their Native American name, as well as their "Christian" name. So many Native Americans were not well-to-do by any means, but yet some could be buried with such costly headstones. Did an organization help with the final expenses?
This community of Grey Horse is 100% Osage and at one time they were the richest people per capita. They had mineral rights to their land which was filled with the largest oil deposits the world has ever seen. The video that I did right before this one touches very briefly on the corruption that was done to them. In some ways this may explain their photos on the markers but I'm really not entirely sure. Thanks for watching and commenting Miss Heird!
@@RhettyforHistory Oh! Ok, oil and mineral right they received! Wonderful for them! I need to go back to your first video regarding the Osages, lol, I missed something. You are very welcome Rhetty, I enjoy your tours.
I'm glad you're enjoying them. The Osage actually had White House keepers and servants paid for by their money. The issue became when the govt appointed people to oversee each Osage person's money. I think originally it was there to help them but it ended up hurting them. They couldn't buy a tube of toothpaste without permission from their appointee. The appointees would skim money from them along with the retailers. Some went so far as to systematically murdering them to get their land, money and oil rights.
@@RhettyforHistory People in this day and age harp about those that are are out to kill and steal from others, but the Old West, pioneer days were full of murdering thieves! Especially those in charge of annuities going out to Natives who had surrendered their prized lands for a patch of dirt! These thieves putting rocks in place of flour, sugar and such, so long as the weight measured up. Even George A. Custer testified to these travesties being committed against the Natives!
You're 100% right on that. There is a town called Whizbang or there used to be. There were shootings every day and it was say you could not go a day without a body on the streets in the morning. And that was a town of 10,000. Oklahoma was rough state. If anything I bet we are less violent now compared to then. That probably could be true for anywhere. Would be interesting to research.
Classic west with the cattle strolling by. So nice seeing their native language on so many of the monuments. It reminds me of Native American code talkers who played such a big part in American history. Looking at the dates I noticed many died relatively young.
We had some code talkers here from some different tribes in Oklahoma. Pretty interesting what those guys did got the country. I don't know for sure but many of those people who died young could be victims of the Osage Reign of Terror. There are definitely some in there but there are probably more in there than we will ever know.
So I work in a cemetery in Washington State and we have a Confederate Solder with a marker that has a unique cross on the top. I've contacted the VA and the Daughters of the Confederates to find the meaning behind the unique cross, do you have any suggestions on where else to inquire about the meaning?
Those were good places you contacted and it certainly would have been my choice. I'm wondering if you could email photos to some confederate museums. They might possibly know or at least know some additional contacts.
It is sickening. It's extra hurt and pain for the family as they are the ones that generally have to pay for it. No one wants or deserves that. Thank you for watching!
I think the pictures were vandalized/stolen. Just seems like far too many to be anything else 😔 But, it is a beautiful cemetery. Thank you so much for another great video.
I do think it was vandalized and I'm not sure why. There were more than what I had shown too. I didn't see any markers damaged other than where they shot at the pictures and missed. Usually when they vandalize they do more. I think they need some game cameras there.
@@RhettyforHistory it's sad to say but maybe it was someone who had something against native Americans? I looked the cemetery up on Find A Grave. And they gave some of the translations to the Indian names on the headstones. 👌
We have some stones in the cemetery my parents are in and the stone maker told me those pictures fall out over time... He said he discourages people from putting them on stones because of it. They were popular into the 40's. So sad that so many were destroyed....
They do fall out and fall off. If there is family around they can be placed back. This one had a huge amount that was vandalized. I'm not sure if it had to do with the past events or not. Thank you for watching.
Someone took a hammer and went through this cemetery to do damage on purpose, sound to be an adolescent thing to do!! Terrible, probably locals, can’t picture tourist, or visitors to do this on purpose!
It is terrible. The Osage have been trying to find out who did it but they really have no clue. I'm not sure if the book Killers of the Flower Moon and the Osage Reign of Terror have anything to do with it. I really doubt it was a local but you never know. It's sad either way. Thank you for watching.
I'm from the area, the broken vandalism is just the way it is and has been for years... Read the book children of the flower moon.... It's still that way today.... Sad....
I know this happened somewhat right before I filmed this. I haven't heard of children of the flower moon but I have read the book Killers of the Flower Moon. I have done a video on that as well.
@ 3:52, That's my mothers grave, we are related to Maria TallChief, my mother was her niece. A lot of my relatives are buried there, so will I be one day. I remember when I was little, me and my Grandmother would visit the cemetery and I remember asking her why some of the pictures were gone on some of the graves, she told me people were shooting them out. So, it's not a recent thing, they have always been that way for as long as I can remember. Thanks for the great video, makes me want to go for a visit...........
I wasn't sure how long the photos had been missing. Sad to know that someone was being disrespectful like that. This is absolutely a beautiful cemetery and one of my favorites in the state. Thank you for watching and sharing a little more background on the cemetery.
"shooting them out..." I can't find words ... I can't understand....I've been shaking my head since I read your comment.
I'm sorry.
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I'M VERY SORRY TOO!
What happened to RESPECT FOR THE DEAD ??? This churns my stomach - As if these people haven't suffered enough in life!!!
I try to look for the very best in people - but more often than not I'm left wanting. But then I find people like Rhetty and Sarah, and so many of his subscribers with hearts of pure gold. I thank them for restoring my faith in humanity! Including yourself, YaraCorvo. I loved your post, XX
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Thank you again for your gentle and respectful video of this resting place. The desecration of these graves photos made my heart hurt and caused tears. Whoever worked their evil on these graves will pay for it one day, the Almighty will see to that! The peace in that lovely resting place was palatable as you strolled among the graves. Even the cattle & calves added a peaceful charm! Thank you again for your respect and consideration for these souls gone into eternity~
There are many people who are interred into this cemetery and they experienced some very evil things done to them. Many of them were murdered. Whoever did this it seems highly disrespectful and sad. It's the only cemetery I have ever been in where photos were defaced like that. Thanks for watching Stitchy.
Rhett, I had visited with one of the former Chief's of Osage Nation a while back. He had told me that there has been a lot of vandalism on the pictures at Gray Horse by bullets. As you enter the cemetery, you are passing by the ceremonial camp grounds and one weekend in June, there will be a big pow wow ceremonial dance. It's been a few years since I've attended one of the ceremonial dances. During the ceremonial weekend, they will feed everyone there with Native Osage dishes. You do have to be invited to attend one of the feedings and it is custom to be invited to the ceremonial dance as well, unless you personally know someone in the Osage Nation or you are with a Osage family member. I have attended numerous funeral of Osage Native members and I would be safe to say, 90% of the Osage members are Catholic. I have taken meals at the campgrounds after funeral services several times with family members in Osage Nation. I do have some Sioux native blood, but no Osage blood, just many very great close friends in the Osage community.
There is one thing for sure, you are walking on sacred ground. That whole area of Gray Horse is sacred grounds!
Sad that someone could hold such anger to deface the images on the markers...
I can't figure out why would happen like that. I didn't see any of that in the Pawhuska or Fairfax cemeteries. Of course those are in more populated areas. We do have a friend who is Osage and they have family in rural cemetery and it's not happening there either. Many of those seem to be on ones that are in the time frame of the reign of terror. I would be curious how Hominy's cemetery is. I think they need to install some game cameras. It's so sad to see that happening.
it looks like common projectile spalling from pellet or bb gun rounds, very sad, could be from someone close to the area, juvenile vandalism possibly.
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I read in the commentary of this same video that this damage occurred many years ago. It appears to be malicious vindictiveness to me - that they wouldn't get away with in cemeteries that are located in populated area.. And yet the Hominy cemetery has suffered the same damage that also occurred a long time ago. Which makes one wonder....
It is definitely sad to see this like this. I know a lot of people want to pass it off with rocks or hail hitting the photos which does happen but there is a large number of these in the Osage area. What is interesting about that is there is more grass hear and yet why do I not see it in cemeteries where there are more rocks? In many of them you can see damage where it has been hit multiple times or with specific tools or weapons. The number of photos I see like this are really high in the Osage area.
So beautiful. It's a shame about those ceramic photo's. People don't think about the fact that no matter if you have native blood or not, this is part of our history. A shame on those vandals.
It really is a beautiful cemetery! It's too bad someone was trying to ruin it. I think they need some game cameras in there so nothing else happens.
I am from Iowa and have no native blood in me, but I would love to be buried in this cemetery ! This one is definitely one of the most beautiful, serene, and picturesque cemeteries I have ever seen despite the damage. Great video Rhetty ! I am now a subscriber !
Thanks for watching and subscribing Renee. This is truly a beautiful cemetery and so peaceful too. It's saddening that someone would want to ruin that.
Such respect. These individuals must always be remembered. Lest we forget.
Thank you for posting these videos. You have given us in Adelaide, South Australia the oppitunity to journey with you on your travels to view what we wouldn't have. Well done.
Thanks for joining me on this little walk thru the cemetery. I appreciate you watching and commenting from Australia.
It’s sad to see the pictures damaged. Vandalism definitely. I see it in our old cemeteries in our city.
Great video of the cemetery.
That is sad it's in your cemetery there. No respect at all. Thanks for watching and commenting.
That was such a terrible sacrilege with the vandalism of the headstones especially with the faces all destroyed. It's always so nice to see pictures of the deceased. Thank you so much for all the wonderful backstories and the respect you show these departed souls is beautiful.
You're welcome and thank you for watching. It was certainly sad to see everything like that in the cemetery.
Great video Rhett! We re-visited this cemetery after Mike read "Killers of the Flower Moon" (at your suggestion) I still found it to be one of the most peaceful cemeteries I have ever been in. Nice that relatives of those who were so wronged can at least come to a beautiful place to remember them. Mike & Connie....
Except for whatever is happening with the photos it really is a beautiful and peaceful cemetery. It's one of my favorites. I'm glad Mike read the book. It's really sad what happened. Thank you both for watching.
I really enjoyed this video, I'm puzzled as to why anyone would intentionally deface images on the markers.. Man that bothers me!!
I really don't know if it's anything more than just vandalism. But someone has definitely went out of there way to do that. There was a lot of them damaged.
This was Another interesting Cemetery, so Quiet and Peaceful.. Good Job, Thanks for taking us along, Stay Safe Rhetty..
Thank you. It really is a beautiful cemetery and I love where it is. It's a shame it's had some vandalism on the photos. I appreciate you watching.
You have a perfect voice for doing cemetery narration in your videos, very calm and reserved. Thanks for this upload and for being so respectful to the dearly departed.
You're welcome and thank you for the kind words as well as watching!
Wonderful video, loved it. Very very sad to see the damaged photos, I love putting a face to the person. Shame on the person that defaced so many. Very beautiful cemetery and as you say so very peaceful. Thank you so much Rhetty.
Yes the photos make it so much more personal. It's saddening that someone would do that. Sure makes me wonder why. I think they need some game cameras in there. I've never seen so many photos destroyed. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Such a beautiful, serene place to be laid to rest. Karma will bite the vandals. Thanks from Australia.
It is a beautiful cemetery and I have no doubt that you're right on the Karma. Thanks for watching!
Thankyou for your work bringing us these amazing videos,this one especially I have enjoyed.You are
so respectful and I love your voice.Thankyou again.
Thank you for the kind words as well as for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
What a beautiful peaceful cemetery. I'm am absolutely mortified to see such damage to someone's resting place. How extremely disrespectful. What happened in the past should be left in the past all grudges should have been laid to rest by now. It hurts my heart to know people can hold grudges for so many years and through so many generations of people. The only people that should still be upset about the past are the native people who got treated so badly by the invaders to there land. They were treated awfully.
It is saddening to see this in the cemetery. It leaves so many questions as to why? I think some game cameras need to be placed in the cemetery. Other than that it is a really peaceful cemetery.
Wow.....what a beautiful resting place. Thank you for sharing this with us!! I would think those photos have been deliberately damaged. Sad. Very sad.
You're right. It's very sad that someone would destroy these photos. I think the cemetery could use some game cameras to catch people doing this. I'm not sure when that happened.
Most interesting...Thank you so much for taking us along...
You're welcome and thank you for watching William.
Thank you for your thoughtful filming of this cemetery. It is so peaceful. The markers are amazing, but it was very difficult to see the vandalism that had been done to the pictures. As you documented this, it is obvious that you are a very kind and compassionate man.
It is sad to see all the vandalism. They never have found out who did this. But they are keeping a closer eye on it all with the book and movie Killers of the Flower Moon. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for sharing all these Wonderful Pictures an Stories. I so enjoy learning about ways History and the People behind the stories have shaped how we live an what we do. Lesson learned. 😃💖
You're welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to watching and comment.
Im still upset someone destroyed the pictures of someones loved ones ! Sad !
It is sad to see. I haven't ever seen that many photos damaged before.
Thank you for this explore and backstory. Vandalism is so heartbreaking to see.
Yes it is heartbreaking. This is such a beautiful cemetery too. I wish they didn't have to worry about that. Thanks for watching Wendy.
Those pictures vandalized breaks my heart ...
Yes it's sad that someone was really trying to ruin those.
I am Naive American I love the history from what u can learn from the pasted. I'm a North Carolina Indiana. Thank you for the love of our history. M
You're welcome and thank you for watching.
I tune into every vid! Thanks for the road trips close to me.
You're welcome Jon and thank you for watching!
Thanks for another amazing video. That was such a peaceful cemetery. The statues were magnificent. I would have loved to have seen the photos of those departed. It’s a shame someone felt the need to deface such a beautiful peaceful place.
Yes it is peaceful. It's saddening to see the photos destroyed. When they are there to see it makes it much more personal. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I have to add that some of these monuments and the untouched photos are absolutely phenomenal.
Yes they are. It's one of my favorite cemeteries to visit.
Beautiful headstones it's very sad to see the vandalism I really dont understand why they would do that and thank you for filming such a lovely video xx❤
It is sad to see. Thank you for watching Julie.
What a interesting and very peaceful cemetery.The monuments and statues are very striking.thank you for another great video
This is one of my favorite cemeteries. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks for the video. I grew up in this area and went to Grayhorse School (about a mile west of the cemetery) for grades 1 thru 6 from 1957 to 1962, when it closed. In fact, we lived for a while just outside the fence of the school so I've visited this cemetery many times. Also during the late winter/early spring the school 4-H Club or Fairfax Cub & Boy Scouts sometimes would help trim in the cemetery. As you can see there is a lot of fencing and we didn't have powered "weedeaters" back them; just hand clippers and many, many blisters. I can recall even then a lot of the photographs had been shot out so it is not a new thing, as evidently disrespect cuts across all generations. Also some would just weather out during a winter cycle if water during freeze-thaw-refreeze had been able to enter behind them & either popped out the whole photo or broken it apart. We'd pick up the shards, or if a whole photo just lay it on the stone. After being gone many years I am back in the area now and revisit it now and again, but especially during Memorial Day as a former schoolmate and veteran is buried there. There's a lot of history in this cemetery so please, when visiting be respectful.
You're right about there being a lot of history there. It really is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the state. That is both sad and sickening that some have chosen to be so disrespectful in that cemetery. These photos seem to be on many Osage graves throughout the Osage lands. None of them seem to have that level of vandalism or damage from weathering like this one does. Thanks for sharing a little more history of the cemetery and how you helped care for it.
love old graveyards. i am part indian and love to seethings about them. thanks
You're welcome Dee. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'm new to the channel and I am really enjoying your videos. We live in a little town called Maud OK, I am Choctaw and my wife is Seminole and Creek, We really like how respectful you are when visiting graves. You have visited some of our familys graves and we thank you.
Thank you for watching. I really try to be as respectful as I possibly can. I believe everyone deserves to be remembered. This cemetery really is a fascinating one. I'm sure there are a lot of stories just waiting to be told.
I hate that people disregard someone’s life memorial. It is so sad. Fascinating tour and one I world love to visit!
This really is a beautiful cemetery to visit. Thank you so much for watching.
This is kind of hard for me to believe. American Native Osage people. Would do harm to a cemetery. I say this because American Native Tribes. Are taught to respect Elders of the tribe. And respect everything that Mother Nature has made. And not destroy anyting. This is a very beautiful Cemetery. Sad that somebody has done this to someone's loved ones. Thank you for sharing your information. On the Grey Horse Cemetery.
Yep, very true Rhetty! Either punk kids, or a few of the tribal members who felt it was bad medicine to have your picture taken and/or displayed.
It's really difficult to say. I thought maybe it could have been from white people being bitter over not getting land and the stories being passed down. I don't know really. More than anything you're probably right about it just being punk kids. Who ever it was they certainly went out of their way to do extensive damage. There were way more damaged that what I included in the video.
@@RhettyforHistory Then punk kids most likely.
I hate any type of vandalism, but to someone’s resting place is the absolute worst. I do love to see the photos on the headstones, it’s good to put a face to the name. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️🇦🇺🐨
You're welcome and thank you for watching. The photos are great to see and it's something very prevalent in Osage cemeteries.
Saw this 4 years ago when you posted it. Seeing it again 10/26/23 after seeing the movie on 10/23 Killers of the flower moon". RIP to all within this beautiful cemetery and so sad for all the photos damaged.
Thank you for watching it again. This really is a beautiful cemetery and it has such a rich history too.
Great collection of interesting, expensive monuments. The pathetic need to deface and vandalize always amazes. Thanks rhetty
It's unbelievable that someone would do that. There were so many destroyed though. I've never seen another cemetery that bad before. Thanks for watching and commenting Mike.
It makes me wonder if shooting at pictures on headstones wss a thing years ago. A headstone next to my grandfather had a picture that had been shot. You'd think people would have enough respect to at least not vandalize the markers of children. Some incredible headstones there though.
I really don't understand it. I started to wonder if it was a cultural thing. I know the Osage do not like their picture taken without permission. And just because the person next to you got permission doesn't mean you can too. So I wondered if some historian put those there and the families didn't like it? I'm not sure though. It seems like it could be a simple case of vandalism but there are so many. Strange how some are chiseled, some are hit with a hammer and others are shot.
Love the Indian history since my husband is 1/2 choctaw and 1/2 Cherokee...
Thank you all history of them is so interesting
You're welcome and thank you for watching angelpurcell.
What a beautiful cemetery! Thank you for documenting it. So sad for the lost of the pictures, who would do such a thing as shooting pictures on graves. So disrespectfull. Greetz from the Netherlands 🌺
I'm not sure who did it but the Osage sure would love to know. It's been awhile but they have been keeping a closer eye on it. Thank you for watching!
Beautiful cemetery. Thanks for sharing. The Ave Maria is the Hail Mary prayer in Latin ❤️
It is a beautiful cemetery and one of my favorite. Thanks for letting me know about the Hail Mary. I had no idea about that.
My father is buried in the other cemetery in Fairfax. His stone had his picture in both sides. The pictures have been vandalized but they were able to be repaired. I also love visiting the Grayhorse cemetery. It is so quiet and peaceful. I know a lot of the folks who rest there. Magnificent place.
That is sad that the vandalism spread like that. Thank you for watching!
wow man cool video thanks for the hard work .
You're welcome Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you watching.
Another great video! So strange and sad how the pictures are damaged. The markers seem in good shape but the pictures are destroyed. Seems someone really took the time to purposely do this. 😢
Yes I never saw any damaged to the markers except for the times where they shot at the photos and missed. But no pushing them over, paint or chipping. I've never seen another cemetery where so many photos were damaged like that. Thanks for watching and commenting Steph!
Your research is amazing as is your narrative. The respect you show to those buried is to be highly commended. My last video for now 😴😴😴😴😴😴. 🇦🇺🐨👍🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Australia this cementry is amazing & so well maintained The monuments are just so beautiful. Sad about the defacing of photos of those buried. 😭😭😭
Thank you for watching Lynn.
This is a beautiful, and well maintained cem.
It is a beautiful cemetery and the statues and memorial markers are incredible.
Find-A-Grave does not list this cemetery... So it has not been documented. I wanted to see if the markers were photographed prior to the damage to the photos so that they could be restored but no luck.
The cemetery is on Facebook but it is known by several different names. Here is a link to findagrave. www.findagrave.com/cemetery/98543/greyhorse-indian-village-cemetery
All the cemeteries vandalized... we vandalized years ago... long before.. find a grave.... I’m from South Dakota... they were vandalized a lot in the 50sand 60s.... real sad
Sad with all the damage but was a lovely video Thankyou
It is sad to see. I'm not sure if it's part of the past coming back or not. I did a video on the Osage Reign of Terror part of me wonders if it is somehow connected. Thank you for watching.
Good morning Rhetty. Its amost 5 am August 31st. 2019. Im having a cup of coffee and watching this and i wiil say rhat this cemetery was so beautiful and really maintained well. The head stones are really beautiful and so unique looking. Your right this resting place is so peaceful. I wonder why some of the pictures on some of the head stones look like they have been chiseled out. Its sad. Well Rhetty as usual you never dissapoint. Keep them coming. Take care. Best Regards Carmela from N.Y.
There is a long history here between the whites and the Osage. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with photos being defaced or not. It could just be people vandalizing or it could be that those families didn't want the photos shown. It really is a big mystery. Thanks for watching from NY!
How disgusting to shoot at those graves, absolutely abhorrent, how hurtful for the family 😔
You're right about it being disgusting. I have never seen another cemetery with this much damage to photos like that.
That cemetery made the news a few weeks ago because it was vandalized. Would have visited last week but storms ran me home. Findagrave has some information on the cemetery.
You're right about this making the news a few weeks ago. They reported this as new damage and I told them that I filmed in there last summer and it was there. That is the footage from last summer in June.
This is so beautiful. Is it possible that some of the headstones have been replaced out of respect, so these people are not forgotten?
It just appeared to me that a few looked new for being there a hundred years or more. If my thinking is correct what wonderful tribute to ones ancestors.
Thank you again for such a respectful presentation of a history of a nation.
I do think some of those are newer. I don't know if it's because some were damaged or just never placed there. It's difficult to say. Thanks for watching Lorelle.
I hope whoever damaged any of these people Graves that they are haunted in their dream's in this life and the next
Yes I hope so as well Smokey! It's really disgusting!
Absolutely beautiful looking monuments to honor the Dead loved ones
They really are. This is one of my favorite cemeteries in Oklahoma. Thank you for watching.
Did a great job thank you so much
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
thank you for sharing..
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
All the fencing is usually the family claiming that area for future family members. Native cemeteries you pretty much just claim a spot. At least it is, where many of my family are buried, in Fletcher,ok. Love your videos. Love that you are so respectful.
Thank you for watching Dawn.
The graves of so many children. Peaceful and sweet rest always.
Thank you for watching.
Oh I love cemeteries!! Great vlog!
Thank you Ashley!
Such a beautiful cemetery.
Yes it is. It's one of my favorite. Thank you for watching!
Lovely cemetery and keep nice and beautiful 😍
It really is a nice and beautiful cemetery. There are a lot of sad stories in this one. Thank you for watching Sandy.
I never knew this old graveyard existed, but Osage County is huge and expansive, too.
I hate the vandalism, but love your own respect and reverence.
My dad was born in Ponca City, and after his dad died [complications of The Great War], his mother married a half Osage.
In fact, that man had a very famous father, whose big house, is now the Ponca Art Center.
I tried to get my grandmother's house on the history registry, too, since she married into the Soldani family.
That is some very interesting history right there. I have never been to that art center. Is there and mention of your family in that art center?
@@RhettyforHistory when you visit, there are brochures about my great grandfather, Godance Soldani.
Name is pronounced "sole-DY-nuh."
I'm assuming bored teenagers as far as all of the damaged pictures. Those photos are all that is left to make these people real to us. Makes me want to cry. I've never seen a cemetery with so many photo markers - the families put a lot of love, not to mention money, into those.
It is sad to see. It does appear to be to be vandalism but there was so many I started to wonder other things. No one had damage markers, pushed over markers paint etc. As you look at the dates many of them could be from the reign of terror. But I wondered if it was a cultural thing for this area and maybe some of them didn't want the pictures shown? Like maybe some historian put them up without permission?
Wow. Fascinating!
Thank you for watching Nanna!
😔it’s really sad how people can be disrespectful toward the dead. It’s disgusting
I agree. I wish people would have a little more respect. Thank you for watching.
The Osage called the Canadian River Newalla. I think your pronunciation is correct but I base that because nearly everyone I knew pronounced that way. My parents had a hobby farm near Newalla. I'm sure you have figured out I have Oklahoma roots. I was born and raised in Oklahoma. The metro area and the hobby farm. I left the state about 1995 or 96.
I did not know the Osage called the Canadian River Osage. Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting and I appreciate you watching as well.
Beautiful!
Iv seen the video before but it still leaves me with carm it's so peaceful there I just heard a bell rang don't no why it must be the cattle rest in peace to all 💦😓
It could be possible that there was a bell on one of the markers there.
This is probably the best cemetery you've been to Rhetty. Looks like those families had some money back in the day to have those headstones and wrought iron fences . And it is well maintained.. I might have to pay that place a visit one day
They did. At one time the Osage were the richest people in the world. Something that was good for them but something that was also very bad for them. I have another video dealing with why. The Osage Reign of Terror. Thank you so much for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory interesting... I'm going to have to some research on the osage
Thankyou ☺
They definitely were and are a wealthy tribe especially back then. The way they dressed in the pictures and the state of the grave stones. Even having that many pictures on the graves is amazing. Well the pictures coming out could be a number of things: 1 vandalism 2. some type of shoot out 3. worn out (I don’t really think that they are worn out due to some look like they are torn out). It’s truly said because that is apart of Native American history that we will never get back.
Thanks for the tutorial. Very interesting!
At first I was trying to tell myself it was weather but after I kept going and there were more and more I knew that wasn't the case. Especially when I started seeing scrapes from chisels and holes from from bullets. I can say that I wondered if maybe it was a cultural thing. Could it be some historian placed those on the graves without the family's permission? A person like me can not show up to the Pow Wow's there. I have to be invited. And once invited I cannot take photos of the Osage in full regalia unless i have permission from them. It's really difficult to say. I also wondered if it were some sort of carry over from the Reign of Terror experienced by the Osage. Some of those appeared to be the dates that could fit. Thank you for watching and commenting.
RhettyforFun Yes, I know what you mean. In any group of people, you always have crazy people who have access to guns and alcohol. They get mad and go on a rampage. They destroy the memories of amazing history. It’s sad.
The World has many who disrespect humanity, mostly due to prejudice. God help us.
Thank you for watching John!
♥️♥️🙏🙏 that is just sad, but a beautiful place
It is sad. It's one of my favorite cemeteries though.
@@RhettyforHistory I can see why.
Let's hope it always stays like this 🙏
I do too. There is q ton of beauty in these markers and statues.
I watched this vid when you first posted it, without knowing anything about the Osage Nation.. And I remember thinking, "What a lovely place to rest". But I'm now learning more about the Reign of Terror by the hour - DISGUSTING! I can't wait to read the book, "Killing of the Moon Flower".
Thank you, Rhetty - for bringing history to life as only you can! XX
EDIT: Again, the wealth of the Osage Nation is evident in this beautiful, peaceful cemetery with its magnificent monuments .. And the Christian faith is well-represented here too, as it is in other cemeteries you've been kind enough to show us. However, it's now abruptly obvious to me that so many of the dates here equate to the 'Reign of Terror'.. We know that more than 100 Osage were murdered just for their wealth - often by marriage to Osage members, and then murdering them - and so often achieved by way of poisoning, while very few of the murders, save for those which were blatantly obvious murder cases, were ever investigated. Such was the greedy control over those in positions of power and in the legal system - and it probably remains that way to this day. Furthermore, from the numerous comments we've learned that the photos were deliberately vandalised many years ago. So please forgive me if I'm making assumptions, because the last thing I would ever do is to insult ANYONE, much less without good cause! But it's also obvious that many of the gravestones bear Scottish surnames (and, like Rhetty, my heritage is all Scottish - which makes it even harder for me to make such a suggestion as follows!), but are we seeing SOME gravestones here of Osage members who were horrifically murdered for their head rights by those who married into the Osage families with murder on their minds - purely in order to claim on those head rights??? It seems that vandalism alone could never account for the sheer number of photographs that have been damaged here in this otherwise beautiful cemetery?? .. No. Surely this seems more like pure vindictiveness..As if the vandals deliberately intended to obliterate the very memories of these people.
I do hope I'm wrong on all counts - and I do hope someone would tell me (nicely, please!) if I'm wide off the mark on any count. I welcome all replies in that regard. THANK YOU!
And thank you Rhetty, for taking us to this beautiful place of eternal rest.. I know that I would be well satisfied to rest here..It is so beautifully maintained and cared for - which is why the damage to the photographs and even the iron fence as shown, really stands out. It does appear to even a casual observer to have been carried out with malicious and vindictive intentions.
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This was a major problem here in the Osage area. The book is very well done but it only highlights a small number of what happened. I do hope that more Osage come forward and tell their story. It's a sad and dark time in our history here but I'm glad it is now being shared. I don't think we will every know the true number as even the Osage probably don't even know. I would bet many perished saying it was one way when in reality you're was another motive behind it. I have now been in multiple Osage cemeteries and every time I see younger ones within certain dates it makes me wonder what their story was. Money and greed made outsiders evil. They were all sorts of people that came in and did this. It's most certainly sad to see these.
Thankyou soooooo much 😚😚😚😚
You're welcome Mary and I appreciate you watching.
I went to Google and ask about . Destroying the graves of a Native American Tribes. You are not to do this. If a person is caught destroying a grave. They can be sent to prison for 10 years. Are fined up to $100,000 dollars. Native American Tribes bury their loved ones. They do not destroy anything on the graves. They will not allow their loved ones to be unburied. Hope I helped you out a little bit. Have a great day.
There was a law that was passed in the 1990's that protects all Native cemeteries. They are the only race that has protection like this because they are the only ones with a law like that. There are a few instances where people have pushed that though. I do know there are certain Native Americans that do not like their picture taken. I realize those relatives gave permission but I wondered if they meant for that to be for the family and not the masses? That is what I was wondering if something like that occurred. This is also the area where the reign of terror occured. So I wondered if some of the relatives were still bitter about that? Which I know that pain still carries on. Or could it be from a disgruntled white person who was mad they didn't get the money? Maybe a tribal historian placed those there without permission from the families? There is a lot of possibilities. It's really difficult to say.i haven't been to all the Osage cemeteries but this is the only one that has been like this so far.
Sadly, those photos were probably taken and those damaged look like either gunshot or maybe a stone from a mower.. 😕 The monuments are so pretty and seem to be well cared for..
It's a beautiful cemetery and very peaceful. How wonderful to be able to be laid to rest amongst such noble and brave people.
It really is a beautiful cemetery and the Osage nation confirmed that it was in fact vandalism. Thank you for watching!
Hi Rhett, it looks like someone defaced the head stone's on purpose, there's just too many for it to be coincidence.🤔
I believe you're right Carole and it's sickening.
Disgraceful l! There is a space in hell waiting on them.
Very nice tour Rhetty. Amazing that many folks buried there let it be known on their headstones of their Native American name, as well as their "Christian" name. So many Native Americans were not well-to-do by any means, but yet some could be buried with such costly headstones. Did an organization help with the final expenses?
This community of Grey Horse is 100% Osage and at one time they were the richest people per capita. They had mineral rights to their land which was filled with the largest oil deposits the world has ever seen. The video that I did right before this one touches very briefly on the corruption that was done to them. In some ways this may explain their photos on the markers but I'm really not entirely sure. Thanks for watching and commenting Miss Heird!
@@RhettyforHistory Oh! Ok, oil and mineral right they received! Wonderful for them! I need to go back to your first video regarding the Osages, lol, I missed something.
You are very welcome Rhetty, I enjoy your tours.
I'm glad you're enjoying them. The Osage actually had White House keepers and servants paid for by their money. The issue became when the govt appointed people to oversee each Osage person's money. I think originally it was there to help them but it ended up hurting them. They couldn't buy a tube of toothpaste without permission from their appointee. The appointees would skim money from them along with the retailers. Some went so far as to systematically murdering them to get their land, money and oil rights.
@@RhettyforHistory People in this day and age harp about those that are are out to kill and steal from others, but the Old West, pioneer days were full of murdering thieves! Especially those in charge of annuities going out to Natives who had surrendered their prized lands for a patch of dirt! These thieves putting rocks in place of flour, sugar and such, so long as the weight measured up. Even George A. Custer testified to these travesties being committed against the Natives!
You're 100% right on that. There is a town called Whizbang or there used to be. There were shootings every day and it was say you could not go a day without a body on the streets in the morning. And that was a town of 10,000. Oklahoma was rough state. If anything I bet we are less violent now compared to then. That probably could be true for anywhere. Would be interesting to research.
Classic west with the cattle strolling by. So nice seeing their native language on so many of the monuments. It reminds me of Native American code talkers who played such a big part in American history. Looking at the dates I noticed many died relatively young.
We had some code talkers here from some different tribes in Oklahoma. Pretty interesting what those guys did got the country. I don't know for sure but many of those people who died young could be victims of the Osage Reign of Terror. There are definitely some in there but there are probably more in there than we will ever know.
RhettyforFun Thanks Rhetty
I need to do a story on them at some point.
RhettyforFun That would really be interesting. So few are left. I wish I could meet them it would be quite an honor.
I'm not sure if we have any left in Oklahoma. I seem to remember maybe one of the last Comanche one's passing.
So I work in a cemetery in Washington State and we have a Confederate Solder with a marker that has a unique cross on the top. I've contacted the VA and the Daughters of the Confederates to find the meaning behind the unique cross, do you have any suggestions on where else to inquire about the meaning?
Those were good places you contacted and it certainly would have been my choice. I'm wondering if you could email photos to some confederate museums. They might possibly know or at least know some additional contacts.
Your right it one of my favourite as well
You were in the cemetery with the graves of the people depicted in Killers Of the Flower Moon.
Yes I was. I have separate videos on them if you are interested. Thank you for watching.
A new cemetery hooray new cemeteries amazing let’s go to cemetery because today were learning about cemeteries.
Thanks for watching miyoo.
This cemetery is called The nightmare before Doom
My 4th Grt. Grandmother in TX, her Grave was vandalized in the 1960s by teenagers. This just makes me sick, when i see uglyness like this
It is sickening. It's extra hurt and pain for the family as they are the ones that generally have to pay for it. No one wants or deserves that. Thank you for watching!
I think the pictures were vandalized/stolen. Just seems like far too many to be anything else 😔 But, it is a beautiful cemetery. Thank you so much for another great video.
I do think it was vandalized and I'm not sure why. There were more than what I had shown too. I didn't see any markers damaged other than where they shot at the pictures and missed. Usually when they vandalize they do more. I think they need some game cameras there.
@@RhettyforHistory it's sad to say but maybe it was someone who had something against native Americans? I looked the cemetery up on Find A Grave. And they gave some of the translations to the Indian names on the headstones. 👌
Aunt BB Tong It’s sad that so many people weren’t taught respect for others!
So lovely what a nice place what so strange thought is Keith s middle name was Morton gash Stevens how strange is that rhetty keep safe 💦
So it could be a relative?
I am in Osage county right now... Pawhuska!
Right in the center of where all the filming is taking place! Thank you for watching!
Vandalism is awful… family feuds? Some damaged, some not? Why is that? Heartbreaking to see such damage…
I'm not sure why it happened and the Osage don't know who did it either. Thank you for watching'
Well maintained and manicured.ploits. nice to have a community cares about its citizens.
Thank you for watching Michael!
One my new favorites too
I do love this cemetery. Thanks for watching Linda!
Put up trail cam to document who is destroying the head stone !
Yes I think they need several in the cemetery.
The vandalism is so sad 😥
Yes it is. They never caught who did it either. Thank you for watching.
We have some stones in the cemetery my parents are in and the stone maker told me those pictures fall out over time... He said he discourages people from putting them on stones because of it. They were popular into the 40's. So sad that so many were destroyed....
They do fall out and fall off. If there is family around they can be placed back. This one had a huge amount that was vandalized. I'm not sure if it had to do with the past events or not. Thank you for watching.
Someone took a hammer and went through this cemetery to do damage on purpose, sound to be an adolescent thing to do!! Terrible, probably locals, can’t picture tourist, or visitors to do this on purpose!
It is terrible. The Osage have been trying to find out who did it but they really have no clue. I'm not sure if the book Killers of the Flower Moon and the Osage Reign of Terror have anything to do with it. I really doubt it was a local but you never know. It's sad either way. Thank you for watching.
beautiful historic cemetery ! Sorry to see the vandalism of the photos....another low point in humanity.
Yes it's sad that someone felt the the need to destroy those photos. Thanks for watching Ron.
I'm from the area, the broken vandalism is just the way it is and has been for years... Read the book children of the flower moon.... It's still that way today.... Sad....
I know this happened somewhat right before I filmed this. I haven't heard of children of the flower moon but I have read the book Killers of the Flower Moon. I have done a video on that as well.
I love it!
Thank you Ellen!