John Joseph Mathews was one of the Osage Nation's most important spokespeople and writers of the mid-20th century, and served on the Osage Tribal Council from 1934 to 1942. Mathews was born into an influential Osage family, the son of William Shirley Mathews an Osage Nation tribal councilor. He studied at the University of Oklahoma, Oxford University, and the University of Geneva and served as a pilot during World War I.

The Osages: Children of the Middle Waters
1961
ISBN 9780806117706
Talking to the Moon
1987
ISBN 9780806120836
Sundown
1988
ISBN 9780806121604Growing Up Native American
1993