Great Plains Studies, Center for
Date of this Version
March 2000
Abstract
The question of whose history is portrayed in any historical narrative remains open to debate. Judith Boughter notes in the preface to Betraying the Omaha Nation that "until now, no one has written a comprehensive history of the Omahas from their legendary origins to their near destitution by the early twentieth century." Her book is reportedly the first part of a trilogy, with subsequent volumes proposing to address Omaha history through World War II as well as contemporary legal battles to regain lost lands.
Comments
Published in Great Plains Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 2000, p. 160. © 2000 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska – Lincoln.