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Omaha
Handbook of North American Indians. Plains. , of 2 • 13 (2) • Published In 2001 • Pages: 399-415
By: Liberty, Margot, Wood, W. Raymond, Irwin, Lee.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article provides a brief introduction to Omaha culture and history. Coverage includes Omaha oral traditions relating to origin and migration, resistance to incorporation, life in reservation, and recent socioeconomic changes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Traditional history
- Historical reconstruction
- External relations
- Settlement patterns
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Community structure
- Warfare
- Dwellings
- Missions
- Organized ceremonial
- Real property
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Normal garb
- Special garments
- Hunting and trapping
- Annual cycle
- Localized kin groups
- Regulation of marriage
- Status, role, and prestige
- Community councils
- Sacred objects and places
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Omaha
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi A. Adem; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1670-2001
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nebraska, USA
- NotesAdditional notes
- Margot P. Liberty, W. Raymond Wood, and Lee Irwin
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77017162
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Omaha Indians