Interesting Facts

                    Omaha Native Americans are very interesting.  Some cool facts about Omaha people is that they were the first tribe on the Northern Plains and adopted equestrian culture.   Cheif Blackbird controlled the fur trade, and the population was about 1,100  people.  Some of the clothing that they wore is fur.  Women wore long deerskin dresses.  Men wore breech clotheswith leather leggings, buckskin shirts, moccasins on there feet, and when it's cold long buffalo hide robes.
     
                  Omaha worrior shirts were fringed, decorated with porcupine quills, and bead work.  They also had tribal designs on them.  Later on they  adapted to European clothes.  Then they started dressing dresses, vests that are decorated with quills, and some had fancy beading.  Finally, Omaha means "Those who go up stream" or " Against the curant".