Our achievements & activities

More than 35 years of exchanges between Oklahoma and Occitania.

  • Cultural visits

    Regular cultural visits: Osages in Occitania and Occitans in Oklahoma.

  • Work in schools

    Talks, language exchanges and workshops with pupils in Montauban.

  • The Osage Circle

    Creation of the "Rond des Osages" (Osage Circle) in Montauban in 1992, inaugurated in the presence of delegates from eight Oklahoma tribes, as a symbol of a living bridge between our territories.

  • Osage cultural projects

    Support for Osage cultural projects: participation in the documentary Un pont par-dessus l'océan ("A Bridge Across the Ocean").

Milestones

  1. 1989

    Foundation of the association in Lafrançaise (Tarn-et-Garonne) on 8 September.

  2. 1990

    First exchanges: 43 Osages welcomed in Occitania.

  3. 1991

    A group of 37 Occitans travels to Oklahoma.

  4. 1992

    Inauguration of the "Rond des Osages" in Montauban, in the presence of delegates from eight Oklahoma tribes.

  5. 1993

    Visit to Montauban by Charles Tillman, Principal Chief of the Osages. Read more

  6. 1997

    Visit by Charles Dawes, chief of the Ottawa of Oklahoma. Read more

  7. 2001

    Ceremony in Ariège with Clifford Moar, chief of the Innu of Lac Saint-Jean. Read more

  8. 2023

    Preview of the documentary Un pont par-dessus l'océan.