Logan Fontenelle
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Logan Fontenelle, also known as Shon-ga-ska, was a trader of Omaha and French ancestry, who served for years as an interpreter to the US Indian agent at the Bellevue Agency in Nebraska. He was especia
Logan fontenelle
Omaha people
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The Omaha are a Native American tribe in the Central Plains and Midwestern United States. They are a federally recognized as the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and control the Omaha Reservation in northeaste
Logan Fontenelle
…Logan Fontenelle (May 6, 1825 – July 16, 1855), also known as Shon-ga-ska (White Horse), was a trader of Omaha and French ancestry, who served for years as an interpreter to the US Indian agent at the Bellevue Agency in Nebraska. He was especially important…
Omaha tribal dancer Historical populationYearPop.±%1780 2,800— 1812 800−71.4%1829 1,900+137.5%1834 1,400−26.3%1849 1,300−7.1%1855 800−38.5%1871 984+23.0%1883 1,226+24.6%1891 1,153−6.0%1910 1,105−4.2%1931 1,576+42.6%1950 2,006+27.3%1969 2,660+32.6%1984 2,188−17.7%1998 4,950+126.2%1969: Total tribal enrollment; includes 1,357 reservation residents and 1,293 off reservation residents. 1984: Reservation residents only. 1998: includes 3,800 reservation residents and 1,150 off reservation residents.
Little Snake, an Omaha interpreter.
Omaha tipi. The Omaha earth lodge was substituted with a moveable tipi during hunts on the open plains.