Omaha Tribe Research Paper

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The Omaha Tribe was made in 1541. At first, they consisted as five groups; the Kansa, Quapaw, Osage, and the Ponca. Around the 1500s they separated and all traveled separate ways The Omaha lived between Minnesota, South Dakota,and present day Nebraska. The main place they moved was, Towotogatho, meaning Big Village on Omaha Creek in Dakota county. The also loved by present day Iowa on the Mississippi river. The river granted them with fish water to drink, bathe, and much more. Every 50-100 years the Omaha would clean up and move for better hunting.
They spoke mostly a Siouan language. The Omaha controlled fur trade on the northern part of the Mississippi River. In 1770 the Omaha became the first tribe living in the northern plains to adopt …show more content…

” They did not know where he lived, they did not have any religious gatherings, and they would worship the thunder under his name. They believed that he was their creator. They believe that he is an abstract force. The Omaha did not even have a gender for him until the english came up with “gender-specific pronouns.”
The most recent Indian chief was Big Elk who led in 1800s. There was also chief Blackbird. When Lewis and Clark were on their expedition they came across the Omaha. The Omaha population dropped due to a terrible case of smallpox. The Omaha invented a trading network with the Europeans so each sides could benefit from each other. The Omaha showed the Europeans how to farm and hunt and the Europeans gave the Omaha firearms and supplies. This made hunting easier for the Omaha and gave them more free time.
The Omaha had many folklore tales. One of them were about Inctinite. Inctinite was a figure of trickery. Inctinite was the son of the Sun god. Because of his bad behavior he was sent to Earth where he got into a ton of trouble and had many adventures. Another folklore tale is Miraluka. The Miraluka are fairly like people who are said to only have one eye. According to Omaha tribe members some of the Miraluka could be winged and around 1-2 feet tall. They have magical powers and could be dangerous. For example they would kidnap children or harming

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