Oscar-nominated historical film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ which focuses on Osage Reign of Terror, helps man heal from trauma [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For most of Randall Morton’s life, he’s yearned for answers about his identity, culture, and heritage. When he was 6 years old, he found out that his father was a member of the Osage tribe.

But even then, there wasn’t very much information to help him understand his family’s history.

“One reason we don’t know about the Osages and much of Native American history is because that history was hidden. It was never taught,” Morton said.

The land of the Osage people was dramatically reduced after the Louisiana Purchase. They were forced to migrate in 1872 to their final reservation in what is now Osage County, Oklahoma.

However, when valuable oil was found on their land in 1897, the Osage became the richest group of people in the world at that time. The wealth, however, attracted white Americans to the area, some of whom were only interested in getting their …