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Hethu'shka dancer at the Neptune Plaza, Library of Congress
Hethu'shka dancer at the Neptune Plaza, Library of Congress, August 22, 1985. Photo by John Gibbs. Part of Nebraska's Local Legacies.

Nebraska

The American Folklife Center was created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress through Public Law 94-201 and charged to "preserve and present American folklife." The Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library of Congress in 1928, and is now one of the largest collections of ethnographic material from the United States and around the world.

Collections

The American Folklife Center's collections include rich and unique recordings of Nebraska's native traditions. Represented in these recordings are Omaha and Ponca songs and flute melodies. The Center collaborated with the Omaha tribe in the production of an LP and a cassette containing samples of the early cylinder recordings of their music. From 1983 to 1986, Center staff documented the annual powwows of the Omaha tribe [online presentation]. This documentation has been incorporated into the Archive of Folk Culture.

The Center's archival collections of Omaha powwows form the basis for the American Memory online presentation Omaha Indian Music.

Nebraska participated in the Library's Bicentennial Local Legacies project, which includes documentation of local traditions and celebrations for the American Folklife Center's Archive of Folk Culture.

Concert Webcast

June 21, 2006: The River Boys Polka Band. Dutch Hop Polka music. [webcast and event flyer]

Publications

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