Religions

                      Omaha Native Americans have many ways in life.  The Omaha tribe has an ancient Sacred Pole.  The pole was very special, and was made out of cottonwood.  The Sacred Pole was called Umohoti, and was kept in the Sacred Tent.  Only men were allowed in the Holly Society.  Some other facts about Omaha Native Americans is that the last buffalo hunted was in 1876.  In 1888 Francis La Fleche(a young Omaha anthropologist) and Alice Fleche had the Sacred Pole taken to a museum to preserve it.  In the twentieth century the Omaha's talked with Pea body to return the Pole, and to install it in the cultural center.