By The Explore Nebraska History team
An important Omaha Indian village called Tonwongthon Tonga (Large Village) stood on Omaha Creek in this area. Founded about 1775, within 20 years the earthlodge town had a population of around 1,100.…

By The Explore Nebraska History team
This hospital was built in 1912 under the guidance of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman physician, with the financial support of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions and…

By The Explore Nebraska History team
This hospital is named in honor of the first Native American woman physician. Dr. Picotte (1865-1915) was the daughter of Mary Gale and Iron Eye, also known as Joseph La Flesche, the last…

By The Explore Nebraska History team
This was the homeland of the Omaha Tribe long before white settlers came to the Great Plains. By 1750, the Omaha occupied a large region in northeastern Nebraska and northwestern Iowa. The name…