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Princess Pawhuska of the Pawhuska “White Hair” Band of Osage Nation, 1958
Stars and Stripes
October 16, 2025
Princess Pawhuska of the Pawhuska “White Hair” Band of the Osage Nation, whose full name was Lillie Morrell Burkhart, poses with a traditional long bone necklaceduring a visit to Mannheim, Germany, on June 21, 1958. (Ted Rohde/Stars and Stripes)
Mannheim, Germany, June 21, 1958: Princess Pawhuska, Chief of the Pawhuska “White Hair” Band of Osage Nation, holds a traditional Wazhazhe long bone necklace. The Osage people refer to themselves as Wazhazhe in their own language.
The princess, identified in the 1958 Stars and Stripes article as Mrs. Byron Burkhart and whose full name was Lillie Morrell Burkhart, visited Mannheim at the invitation of the local German Oglala “tribe,” a German group dedicated to the study and preservation of Native American culture. She was accompanied by Osage Nation Principle Chief Paul Pitts. They also met with various representatives of the U.S. military and local city officials.
After Mannheim, the princess and the Chief travelled on to Brussels, Belgium where they represented Native Americans during American National days at the World Fair July 2-4, 1958.
Read the article about their visit to Mannheim and see additional images here.