essay
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.
Abstract
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.
- Subjects
- 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
- culture
- Omaha
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi A. Adem; 2010
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1670-2001
- Coverage Place
- Nebraska, USA
- Notes
- Margot P. Liberty, W. Raymond Wood, and Lee Irwin
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Omaha Indians