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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>19 March 2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>From the earlier discussion
about the term Nibthaska and its reference to
"shallowness?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In the preface to La Flesche's "The Middle Five," he
notes that..."Most of the country now known as the State of Nebraska (the
Omaha name of the river Plattt, descriptive of its shallowness, width, and low
banks)..." (1963:xix).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The geese are coming back, so the warm weather
will soon be here to stay.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Aloha,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>uthixide</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Mark Awakuni-Swetland,
Lecturer<BR>Anthropology/Ethnic Studies<BR>c/o Department of
Anthropology-Geography<BR>University of Nebraska<BR>Bessey Hall 132<BR>Lincoln,
NE 68588-0368<BR>Office 402-472-3455<BR>Dept. 402-472-2411<BR>FAX
402-472-9642<BR><A
href="mailto:mawakuni-swetland2@unl.edu">mawakuni-swetland2@unl.edu</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>