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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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Author	Title	Publication Date
Awakuni-Swetland, Mark J.	Culture summary	2011
Dorsey, James Owen	Omaha sociology	1884
Dorsey, James Owen	Omaha dwelling, furniture, and implements	1896
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham)	The Omaha tribe	1911
Fortune, Reo	Omaha secret societies	1932
Liberty, Margot	Omaha	2001
Mead, Margaret	The changing culture of an Indian tribe	1932
Ridington, Robin	All old spirits have come back to greet him	1997

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