OISSE Database

This database offers an index of cultural readings on the Omaha and Winnebago Tribes of Nebraska. You must have Adobe Acrobat to read these documents.

Omaha Tribe

Fletcher, A. C. (1888). Glimpses of child-life among the Omaha tribe of indians. The Journal of American Folklore, 1(2), 115-123.

Fletcher, A. C. (1889). The significance of the scalp-lock: A study of an Omaha ritual. The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of of Great Britain and Ireland, 27, 436-450.

Fletcher, A. C. (1892). Hae-thu-ska Society of the Omaha Tribe. The Journal of American Folklore, 5(17), 135-144.

Fletcher, A. C. (1895). The sacred pole of the Omaha tribe. The Journal of American Folklore, 8(30), 249-250.

Fletcher, A. C. (1912). Wakondagi. American Anthropologist, 14(1), 106-108.

Holkup, P. A., Tripp-Reimer, T., Salois, E. M., & Weinert, C. (2004). Community-based participatory research. Advances in Nursing Science, 27(3), 162-175.

La Flesche, F. (1889). Death and funeral customs among the Omahas. The Journal of American Folklore, 2(4), 3-11.

Ludwickson, J. (1995). Blackbird and son: A note concerning late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Omaha chieftainship. Ethnohistory 42(1), 135-149.

Ramsey, J. (1992). Francis LaFlesche's "The song of the flying crow" and the limits of ethnography. Boundary 2, 19(3), 180-196.

Riddington, R. (1988). Images of cosmic union: Omaha ceremonies of renewal. History of Religions, 28(2), 135-150.

Shea, J. M. & Ludwickson, J. (1992). Omaha Chieftainship in the nineteenth century. Ethnohistory, 39(3), 316-352.

Winnebago Tribe

Aitken, B. (1930). The temperament in Native American religion. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 60, 363-387.

Brumble, H. D. (1985). Albert Hensley's two autobiographies and the history of the American Indian autobiography. American Quarterly, 37(5), 702-718.

Fletcher, A. C. (1890). A phonetic alphabet used by the Winnebago tribe of Indians. The Journal of American Folklore, 3(11), 299-301.

Foxman, K,. (2004). Whirling thunder. Better Nutrition, 66(2), 66.

Lamere, O. & Radin, P. (1911). Description of a Winnebago funeral. American Anthropologist, 13(3), 437-444.

Lurie, N. O. (1953). Winnebago berdache. American Anthropologist, 55(5), 708-712.

Michelson, T. (1935). Some notes on Winnebago social and political organization. American Anthropologist, 37(3), 446-449.

Pember, M.A. (2003). Documenting Native approaches to wellness. Nieman Reports.

Radin, P. (1909). Winnebago tales. The Journal of American Folklore, 22(85), 288-313.

Radin, P. (1910). The clan organization of the Winnebago: A preliminary paper. American Antropologist, 12(2), 209-219.

Struthers, R., Hodge, F. S., Geishirt-Cantrell, B. & De Cora, L. (2003). Participant experiences of talking circles on type 2 diabetes in two Northern Plains American Indian tribes. Qualitative Health Research, 13(8), 1094-1115.

Research and Native Americans

Christopher, S. (2005). Recommendations for conducting successful research with Native Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 20(1 Supplement), 205-212.

DeCoster, V.A. & Cummings, S. M. (2005). Helping adults with diabetes: A review of evidence-based interventions. Health and Social Work, 30(3), 259-264.

Denny, C. H., Holtzman, D., Goins, T., & Croft, J. B. (2005). Disparities in chronic disease and health status between American Indian/Alaska Native and white elders: Findings from a telephone survey, 2001 and 2002. American Journal of Public Health, 95(5), 825-827.

Duran, B., Oetzel, J., Lucero, J., Jiang, Y., Novins, D.K., Manson, S. & Beals, J. (2005). Obstacles for rural American Indians seeking alcohol, drug or mental health treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(5), 819-829.

Eschiti, V. S. (2005). Cardiovascular disease research in Native Americans. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(3), 155-161.

Fuller-Thompson, E. & Minkler, M. (2005). Functional limitations among older American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. American Journal of Public Health, 95(11), 1945-1948.

Harada, N.D., Villa, V.M., Reifel, N., & Bayhylle, R. (2005). Exploring veteran identity and health services among Native American veterans. Military Medicine, 170(9), 782-786.

Harwell, T.S., Oser, C.S., Strasheim, C., Dennis, T.D., Moore, K.R., Johnson, E.A., Helgerson, S.D., & Gohdes, D. (2005). Extending the public health impact of screening for diabetes in high risk populations: Opportunities for Native American communities. Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 11(6), 537-541.

Rutland-Brown, W., Wallace, D., Faul, M.D., & Langlois, J. A. (2005) Traumatic brain injury hospitalizations among American Indians/Alaska Natives. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 20(3), 205-214.

Strutthers, R., Lauderdale, J., Nichols, L. A., Tom-Orme, L., & Strickland, C. J. (2005). Respecting tribal traditions in research and publications: Voices of five Native American nurse scholars. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 16(3), 193-201.

Stuart, C. A., Smith, Michele, M., Gilkison, C. R., Shaheb, S., & Stahn, R. M. (1994). Acanthosis nigricans among Native Americans: An indicator of high risk diabetes. Journal of Public Health, 84(11), 1839-1842.

Wilson, C., Gilliland, S., Cullen, T., Moore, K., Roubideaux, Y., Valdez, L., Vanderwagen, W., & Acton, K. (2005). Diabetes outcomes in the Indian Health System during the era of the special diabetes program for Indians and the Government Performance and Results Act. American Journal of Public Health, 95 (9), 1518-1522.

A large collection of Native American Resources are available at the Little Priest Tribal College Library