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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [ETII. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  objects 
  should 
  be 
  buried 
  and 
  the 
  full 
  story 
  of 
  the 
  tribe 
  be 
  forever 
  

   lost, 
  for 
  that 
  story 
  was 
  as 
  yet 
  but 
  imperfectly 
  known, 
  and 
  until 
  these 
  

   sacred 
  articles, 
  so 
  carefully 
  bidden 
  from 
  inspection, 
  could 
  be 
  exam- 
  

   ined 
  it 
  was 
  impossible 
  to 
  gain 
  a 
  point 
  of 
  view 
  whence 
  to 
  study, 
  as 
  

   from 
  the 
  center, 
  the 
  ceremonies 
  connected 
  with 
  these 
  articles 
  and 
  

   their 
  relation 
  to 
  the 
  autonomy 
  of 
  the 
  tribe. 
  The 
  importance 
  of 
  

  

  Fig. 
  49. 
  Joseph 
  La 
  Flesche. 
  

  

  securing 
  the 
  objects 
  became 
  more 
  and 
  more 
  apparent, 
  and 
  influences 
  

   were 
  brought 
  to 
  bear 
  on 
  the 
  chiefs 
  and 
  their 
  keepers 
  to 
  prevent 
  the 
  

   carrying 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  plan 
  for 
  burial. 
  After 
  years 
  of 
  labor, 
  for 
  which 
  

   great 
  credit 
  must 
  be 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  late 
  Pshta'maza 
  (Joseph 
  La 
  

   Flesche, 
  fig. 
  49), 
  former 
  principal 
  chief 
  of 
  the 
  tribe, 
  the 
  sacred 
  articles 
  

   were 
  finally 
  secured. 
  

  

  