Omaha

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Omaha are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically known for their semi-nomadic buffalo hunting, earth-lodge villages, and residence in what is now Nebraska.

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Omaha canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American tribe
agriculturalProduct beans
corn
squash
clanSystem patrilineal
continent North America
culturalArea Plains Indians
culturalPractice pipe ceremonies
vision quests
warrior societies
culturalRegion Great Plains
currentReservation Omaha Reservation
enrolledMembersIn21stCentury several thousand
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
federallyRecognized true
governingBody Omaha tribe
surface form: Omaha Tribal Council
hasAutonym Umoⁿhoⁿ
historicalMigration from the Ohio River Valley to the Great Plains
historicalTerritory Iowa
Nebraska
language Omaha–Ponca language
surface form: Omaha-Ponca language
languageFamily Siouan languages
nameMeaning “those going against the current”
notableCeremony Hethuska
populationRegion Nebraska
primaryLocation Nebraska
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Kansa
Osage Nation
surface form: Osage

Ponca
Quapaw
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationLocation Thurston County, Nebraska
socialOrganization clan-based
timeOfMajorMigration 17th century
traditionalDwelling earth lodge
tipi
traditionalEconomy horticulture
semi-nomadic buffalo hunting
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
maize agriculture
treaty Treaty of 1854
Treaty of 1854
surface form: Treaty of 1865

Treaty of 1854
surface form: Treaty of 1869
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (15)

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Kaw relatedEthnicGroup Omaha
Omaha Beach codeName Omaha
Brunswick twinCity Omaha
Treaty of Prairie du Chien signatory Omaha
subject surface form: Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1830)
Plains Indians includes Omaha
Kansa relatedEthnicGroup Omaha
Omaha, Georgia hasName Omaha
Otoe neighboringTribe Omaha