The Little Old Men, a priesthood and council of the Osage Nation, were in charge of bringing chiefs into power.
This caused a semi-dissolution of the tribe (or nearly so), with Claremore going off to create the Arkansas band and White Hair leading the remaining Osages.
Tracks Far Away may have helped influence the decision to prevent Claremore II from becoming Grand Tsi Shu chief.
In these times, Osage culture demanded that the oldest maternal uncle of a boy teach him all the necessities he needed to know.
Osages took their fit warriors and women during their bison hunts, temporarily leaving behind their permanent villages.