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.
Statements (48)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.