A Native American people originally from the Great Plains region, or the city in Nebraska named after them.
From Omaha language 'Umonhon,' meaning 'those who go upstream.' The word was adopted into English during westward expansion in the 19th century to refer to both the indigenous nation and settlements in their traditional territory.
The Omaha people were master horsemen and traders who controlled vast networks across the Great Plains before European contact—Omaha, Nebraska grew into a major cattle and railroad hub precisely because it occupied land these skilled merchants once dominated.
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