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Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe

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Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe - Hastings (In'aska), Dennis, and Ridington, Robin, Mr.
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For centuries the "Sacred Pole" stood for tribal unity for the Omaha. Giving in to Christian pressure to convert, the Omaha relinquished the pole to Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1888. Researchers Robin Ridington and Dennis Hastings draw upon Omaha oral traditions to tell the story of their Sacred Pole and its return to the tribe in 1989 after a century of sustained campaigns. 22 photos. 7 drawings.

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Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe 2000, Bison Books, Lincoln, NE

ISBN-13: 9780803289819

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Blessing for a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe 1997, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE

ISBN-13: 9780803239258

Hardcover