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Native American tribes in the U.S. state of Nebraska have been Plains Indians, descendants of succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples who have occupied the area for thousands of years. More than 15 historic tribes have been identified as having lived in, hunted in, or otherwise occupied territory within the current state boundaries. [1]
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Nebraska" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Native American history of Nebraska" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Omaha, Nebraska pulls its name from the Omaha people, now the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, whose name translates to “upstream people” or "people who go against the current." The Omaha people lived ...
In January 2015, the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 566 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. [5] The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia. [6]
Blackbird - Blackbird is the English translation of the name Wash-ing-guhsah-ba, or Chief Blackbird of the Omahas who lived and died in the vicinity. Bone Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska Brule - Named after the Brule tribe of the Teton Sioux .
Hispanic Americans have lived in the region since before Nebraska became a state in 1867, but large scale migration didn't began until the 1980s and 1990s. In 1972, Nebraska was the first state to establish a statutory agency devoted to the needs of Hispanics, a group which then numbered about 30,000. [48]
The Omaha tribe began as a larger Eastern Woodlands tribe comprising both the Omaha, Ponca and Quapaw tribes. This tribe coalesced and inhabited the area near the Ohio and Wabash rivers around year 1600. [6] As the tribe migrated west, it split into what became the Omaha and the Quapaw tribes.