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