Community Cohesion:  Native American Days

Native Omaha Days is important to North Omaha because it brings back memories. It's where the black community comes together, has fun, and talks to each other. Native Omaha Days is where people from across the country come to Omaha and get together to celebrate the North 24th Street culture. This biannual event has become a main stay in the North Omaha community. The founders of Native Omaha Days were two black women, Vera Johnson and Bettie McDonald. Native Omaha Days was founded in the mid 1970's.

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Early Contact

This project explores points of Native American and European points of contact in the early 1800s including Fort Atkinson and Cabannes Trading Post.  Photo courtesy of Joslyn Art Museum

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Ponca Restoration

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska existed for many generations, but in the early 1960s their tribal affiliation was terminated by the government. This is the story of how proud Native Americans fought to regain their status and how one man, Fred LeRoy, led the charge.

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Military

Hollis Stabler received numerous awards: four bronze stars, one silver and the purple heart. He also got the Omaha name Na-shin-tia, meaning slow to rise. Hollis fought in Morocco, Tunisia, Silicy and Anzio. This page is dedicated to Native American Veterans like Hollis Stabler.

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Arts and Culture

Traditions, arts, and culture play large roles in the daily lives of Native Americans. Despite suffering cultural suppression, pacification, and assimilation, contemporary Native Americans are attempting cultural revitalization. Learn about changes in arts and culture between the past and the present and how traditions are kept alive.

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Education

Through the years, Native American education has evolved. At present, it takes traditions of the past and intertwines them with hopes for the future. This webpage takes a journey from traditional native teachings, through Indian boarding schools, and into today’s native educational opportunities. Interviews from Mr. Rudi Mitchell and Ms. Tami Maldonado accompany archival photographs and historical research.

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Indian Congress

In 1898, Omaha hosted the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. Within the exposition was the Indian Congress. Here, visitors saw an interpretation of life for Plains Indians.

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Modern Civil Rights

Activism is the actions taken to create social change. We examined the events at specific places and began to understand the importance of location to social justice for Native Americans. The Red Power Movement was about Native Americans civil rights and regaining sovereignty. We focused on three events: Trail of Broken Treaties, the Occupation of Wounded Knee, and the Blackbird Bend Litigation.

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Early Civil Rights

Native Americans had many struggles in their fight for human rights. This site focuses on their early struggle for justice.

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