Omaha

North Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers
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The Omaha live mostly in and around the northeastern Nebraska town of Macy on a portion of their aboriginal lands retained under an 1854 treaty. Their language is in the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan language family, which also includes the Osage, Ponca, Kansa and Quapaw. Prereservation Omaha relied mainly on maize, beans, and squash as well as hunting and gathering. Having lost most of their land, they have mostly shifted to wage labor. They have continued to be significant participants in local development and identity politics through casino gaming, negotiations over the repatriation of human remains and grave goods, and the maintenance of cultural heritages.

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Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Plains and Plateau
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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