Omaha people

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The Omaha people are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically centered along the Missouri River and known for their rich cultural traditions and role in the region that now includes the city of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American people
cededLandFor establishment of city of Omaha, Nebraska
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice Sun Dance
surface form: Sun Dance (historically)

elaborate war and hunting societies
culturalRegion Plains Indians
currentReservation Omaha Reservation
demographicCenter Omaha Reservation communities
economicActivity agriculture
ranching
tribal enterprises
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Omaha tribe
surface form: Omaha Tribal Council
historicallyAssociatedWith Omaha, Nebraska
historicallyCenteredIn Missouri River region
historicalMigration from Ohio River valley to Great Plains
influencedToponym name of Omaha, Nebraska
language Omaha–Ponca language
languageFamily Siouan languages
nativeTo Great Plains
Missouri River floodplain
surface form: Missouri River valley
notableCeremony Sun Dance
surface form: Omaha Sacred Pole ceremony
notableCulturalElement Omaha Sacred Pole
populationEstimate several thousand in 21st century
primaryState Nebraska
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Kaw people
surface form: Kansa people

Osage Nation
surface form: Osage people

Ponca
surface form: Ponca people

Quapaw tribe
surface form: Quapaw people
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationState Iowa
Nebraska
signedMajorTreaty Treaty of 1854
socialOrganization clan system
patrilineal clans
traditionalHousing earth lodges
tipis
traditionalSubsistence beans cultivation
bison hunting
maize agriculture
squash cultivation
traditionalTerritory Missouri River Basin
surface form: Missouri River basin

eastern Nebraska
western Iowa
treatyWith United States government

Referenced by (4)

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Omaha, Nebraska namedAfter Omaha people
Osage Nation relatedEthnicGroup Omaha people
Winnebago relatedEthnicGroup Omaha people