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Women Elders’ Life Stories of the Omaha Tribe: Macy, Nebraska, 2004-2005

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Eleanor Baxter, Alice Saunsoci, and Hawate (Wenona Caramony) are female elders of the Omaha Tribe in Macy, in the northeast corner of Nebraska. All three grew up on the Omaha reservation, moved away in later life, and held careers outdoor the reservation. Yet all returned to their community, bringing the skills they learned in the “white world” and the knowledge they gained as children from their own elders to give a contribution to the well-being of the Omaha people.

Eleanor Baxter was once formerly the Omaha tribal chair, the first woman to serve on this capacity, and continues to be politically active; Alice Saunsoci is a language teacher on the Nebraska Indian Community College; and Hawate assists the Omaha community as an educator and language teacher. With a balanced focal point on traditional culture and brand new success, every of these three women guides the tribe in her own way toward a better understanding of what it means to be Omaha.
 
In this poetic account, Wynne L. Summers presents these women’s lives in their own voices, giving agency to their experiences both off and on the reservation.

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