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Book SynopsisDrawing on the oral histories of forty Omaha elders collected in 1992,
Dance Lodges of the Omaha People provides insights into how these lodges shaped Omaha cultural identity and illustrates the adaptive abilities of the modern Omaha tribe. A new afterword by the author highlights advances in research on these unique structures since 1992.
Trade Review“This volume is a success as both history and ethnography and presents a useful case study of Native cultural resistance and adaptation to pervasive efforts at detribalization and assimilation. It also emphasizes the research value of tribal oral history and illustrates how such histories might be collected and preserved for future generations.”—John M. O’Shea,
Journal of Anthropological ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction by Roger WelschDedicationList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPronunciation GuideI On This Ground They Are Going To Do [or create] Something, Before 1890II From the Beginning They Had Sacred Dancing, 1890-1930III I Had Not Asked About It, 1930-1960IV Now They Want to be Indians, Since 1960AfterwordAppendix A - Roster of Sacred and Social Group MembersAppendix B - Oral Interview Transcripts: Tom C. Walker, June 18, 1992Appendix C - Oral Interview Transcripts: Ramona Turner Greany, June 24, 1992Appendix D - Oral Interview Transcripts: Gertrude "Emily" Parker, July 02, 1992Appendix E - Oral Interview Transcripts: Joe and Irene Gilpin, July 07, 1992Appendix F - Oral Interview Transcripts: Jacob "Zac" Drum, July 15, 1992BibliographyContributorsIndex
