From the beginning of the anthropology of *kinship, the systems known as ‘Crow-Omaha’ have been rich sources of debate. Discovered by *L.H. Morgan (1871), they are characterized by a distinctive type of *relationship terminology with little...

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States. It is the county seat of Douglas County.GR6 As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 390,007. According to the 2006 census estimate, Omaha's population rose to 427,872, which...

ABSTRACT. Many studies of ethnicity focus on the attempt to preserve individual group identity through various cultural media including food. In this paper we focus on the diffusion and assimilation of one ethnic group's signature foods into areas occupied by other groups. The...

University Wire 09-01-1999 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska's fourth-string quarterback, Jay Runty, has decided to transfer to the University of Nebraska at Omaha for the 1999-2000 campaign. Runty, the son of former NU quarterback Steve Runty, played in four games last season,...

A couple sued ConAgra Foods Inc. on Friday over a salmonella outbreak linked to its peanut butter, and their attorney said more lawsuits will follow.Seattle-based attorney William Marler, whose firm handles many cases of food-borne illness, said the lawsuit is the first stemming from the...

Guests at a high dollar fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday were treated to cocktails, dinner, and an hourlong business tutorial from billionaire Warren Buffett.Buffett, the founder of the Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and one of the world's richest men, co-hosted the fundraiser, which...

1960s race riots and the economic role of Aksarben were two important parts of Omaha, Nebraska's 20th cenutry history.