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Omaha Ethnography

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Death and Funeral Customs among the Omahas — Francis La FlescheFrancis La Flesche's 1889 Journal of American Folklore account of Omaha beliefs and rites surrounding death — premonitory visions, mourning and self-wounding, the funeral song, burial, and the soul's journey — from his own observation and participation.