Monday, July 25, 2011

OMAHA INDIANS IN NEBRASKA

THE OMAHA LIVE ON OMAHA RESERVATION IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THEY LIVE IN NORTHEAST CUMMING COUNTY, NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THEIR LAND AREAS IS IS 796 KILOMETERS. IN 2000 THEY HAD ABOUT 6000 FOLKS. THEIR BIG VILLAGE IS CALLED TONWA TONGA. THEY SPEAK A SIOUAN LANGUAGE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PONKA BAY. THE PONKA BAY . THE PONKA WERE ONCE PART OF THE OMAHA BEFOE SPLINTERING OFF INTO A SEPARATE TRIBE IN THE MID 18TH CENTURY.

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