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內布拉斯加的奧馬哈族印第安人(Omaha
Indian)
幾百年前，奧馬哈族印第安人住在美國大西洋地區的中部及南部。後來，他們隨著其他的平原印第安人(Plains
Indian)漸漸移往西部並於南達科塔分散開來，最後就定居在現在的內布拉斯加。1854年時，受制於白人殖民的壓力，奧馬哈族將手中的大部分土地轉賣給美國政府。今日，31,148英畝的奧馬哈族印第安人保留區位於內布拉斯加的東北角。
奧馬哈族印第安人原為農夫及獵人。他們的部落階級分為酋長、祭司、巫師及平民。並按照共同的目標及義務來分組(稱做部落)，各自為族人們執行不同的功能。大地部落負責戰事及食物慶典，而天空部落則負責任何與超自然現象有關的慶典。今天，在保存及延續奧馬哈族文化方面，音樂及口述傳統仍舊扮演了一個重要的角色。內布拉斯加內最大的城鎮奧馬哈市即以此印地安部落為名。
Hundreds of years ago, the Omaha Indians lived in
the middle and south Atlantic regions of the United States. They
gradually migrated west with other Plains Indians until they split off
in South Dakota and ended up in what is now Nebraska. In 1854 the Omaha
tribe gave way to the pressure of incoming white settlers and sold the
majority of the land they held to the U.S. government. Today, the Omaha
Reservation is located in the northeastern corner of Nebraska on 31,148
acres.The Omaha were traditionally
farmers and hunters. Their structured class system included chiefs, priests,
physicians, and commoners. Groups with common goals and duties -- called
clans -- performed various functions for the tribe. The earth clan was
responsible for ceremonies of war and food, and the sky clan was responsible
for ceremonies relating to the supernatural. Today, music and oral tradition
play important roles in the preservation and perpetuation of Omaha culture.
The state's largest city, Omaha, is named after the tribe.
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