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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TEIBE 
  [bth.anh.27 
  

  

  the 
  Sacred 
  Legend, 
  which 
  preserved 
  il 
  xperiences 
  of 
  the 
  years', 
  

  

  emphasized 
  the 
  vital 
  fad 
  thai 
  better 
  conditions 
  are 
  always 
  attained 
  

   by 
  the 
  exercise 
  of 
  thought, 
  no! 
  by 
  magical 
  interferences. 
  

  

  Thus 
  il 
  would 
  appear 
  thai 
  the 
  Omaha 
  tribe 
  was 
  a 
  group 
  of 
  native 
  

   Americans 
  sturdy 
  in 
  mind 
  and 
  in 
  body; 
  more 
  given 
  to 
  industrial 
  

   than 
  to 
  artistic 
  expression, 
  gifted 
  with 
  an 
  elemental 
  statesmanship 
  

   and 
  the 
  ability 
  to 
  discover 
  the 
  power 
  of 
  a 
  religious 
  motive 
  for 
  the 
  

   preservation 
  of 
  social 
  order 
  and 
  the 
  maintenance 
  of 
  peace. 
  While 
  

   the 
  people 
  were 
  good 
  fighters, 
  they 
  came 
  to 
  recognize 
  thai 
  fighting 
  

   is 
  mil 
  the 
  only 
  arena 
  for 
  achievement, 
  and 
  (as 
  their 
  name 
  for 
  tribe 
  

   indicates) 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  besl 
  employed 
  in 
  the 
  defense 
  of 
  the 
  home 
  and 
  

   i 
  he 
  integrity 
  of 
  I 
  he 
  tribe. 
  

  

  