Louis F. Burns
Louis F. Burns | |
|---|---|
| Hulah Kiheka | |
| Born | January 2, 1920 Elgin, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2012 (aged 92) Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | Osage Nation, American |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, author |
| Spouse | Ruth Blake (1945-2006) |
Louis Francis Burns (Osage Nation, January 2, 1920 – May 20, 2012) was a Native American historian, author, and teacher, known as a leading expert on the history, oral history and culture of the Osage Nation. Burns wrote more than a dozen books and scholarly works on the Osage people. In 2002 he was inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.