Omaha tribe

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The Omaha tribe is a Native American people originally from the Midwestern United States, particularly along the Missouri River in present-day Nebraska, known for their Plains culture, complex social organization, and historical role as traders.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska 5
Omaha tribe canonical 4
Omaha Tribal Council 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the United States
Native American tribe
citizenship United States citizens
linked to: U.S. citizens
clanSystem patrilineal clans
continent North America
country United States
culture Plains culture
cultureArea Plains Indians
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Yes
governingBody tribal council
hasAutonym Umoⁿhoⁿ
headquarters Macy, Nebraska
historicalActivity fur trade along the Missouri River
historicalAffiliation Dhegiha Siouan peoples
historicalMigration migrated westward from the Ohio River Valley
historicalRole regional traders along the Missouri River
ISO639-3Code oma (Omaha–Ponca language)
language Omaha–Ponca language
languageFamily Siouan languages
modernGovernment Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
neighboringTribe Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) tribe
notableCeremony Hethuska (warrior society) dance
populationRegion Nebraska
primaryRegion Midwestern United States
primaryState Nebraska
recognizedBy Bureau of Indian Affairs
relatedEthnicGroup Kansa (Kaw) tribe
Osage Nation
Ponca tribe
linked to: Ponca

Quapaw tribe
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservation Omaha Indian Reservation
linked to: Omaha Reservation
reservationState Iowa
Nebraska
socialOrganization complex clan system
dual tribal divisions
subsistence bison hunting
corn cultivation
timeZone Central Time Zone
traditionalEconomy agriculture
hunting
trade
traditionalTerritory Missouri River valley
present-day Nebraska
treaty Treaty of 1854 with the United States
linked to: Treaty of 1854

Treaty of 1865 with the United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaw Nation relatedEthnicGroup Omaha tribe
Omaha people governingBody Omaha Tribal Council
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha governingBody Omaha Tribal Council
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha tribe modernGovernment Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
Quapaw tribe relatedEthnicGroup Omaha tribe
Omaha–Ponca language ethnicGroup Omaha tribe
Omaha–Ponca language usedBy Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Reservation administeredBy Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Reservation hasJurisdiction Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Reservation governingBody Omaha Tribal Council
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Reservation hasAssociatedPeople Omaha Nation
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Sacred Pole associatedWith Omaha clan system
linked to: Omaha tribe
Omaha Sacred Pole returnedTo Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
linked to: Omaha tribe
Treaty of 1854 countrySignatory Omaha Nation
linked to: Omaha tribe
Alice Cunningham Fletcher notableWork The Omaha Tribe
linked to: Omaha tribe