Our heritage
Honoring the Osage and the Ozarks.
The story behind our name, and what we promise to do about it.
By Tyler Arnold, Owner, Big Chief Exteriors
The story
A chief is the one who protects the people in their care.
Long before Branson, the Ozarks were the homeland of the Osage, who call themselves the Wah-Zha-Zhi. Big Chief's name and mark are a tribute to the Ozarks' first people and to the idea of a chief as the one who leads and protects.
That is the job we take on for your home: we build to protect it, and we honor the people who knew this land first with more than a logo.
[A personal note from Tyler: why this matters to him and to the company]
Respect
A name is a responsibility.
Using a name and mark that honor a people comes with a duty to do right by them. We would rather say that plainly than pretend a logo is enough.
[How the name and mark were chosen, and who was consulted, such as the Osage Nation or Osage community members]
If you are Osage, or you have a concern about how we use our name, we want to hear from you. [Contact for feedback]
Our commitments
What we promise, and how you can hold us to it.
- 01
Give back every quarter
We give back to the Ozarks every quarter, as part of how we run the business.
[Who we give to and how: organizations, amounts or hours]
- 02
Learn and listen
We commit to learning the history of the land we work on and to listening when Osage people tell us how our name and mark should be used.
[Specific steps: who we have spoken with, what we are reading or supporting]
- 03
Support the Osage community
[Describe a real, specific commitment to the Osage Nation or Osage community organizations]
[Details, dates and how the community can hold us to it]
- 04
Protect the Ozarks
[Describe a real commitment to the land: responsible disposal, recycling, local giving or conservation]
[Details and how we report on it]
Protect the house once. Enjoy it for good.
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