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DescriptionFlag song.ogg
Flag song: a song in the Omaha language.
Translation: "When you went overseas, you made a stand so that the flag could be raised. When you returned, you brought the flag back. You saved our lives."
Performance: Hethu'shka Society concert. Neptune Plaza, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
See also explanation of the flag song (an anthem of the Omaha people) by Rufus White at LOC digital ID afcomaha 0778
Date
22 August 1985, 12:30-1:30pm
Source
Library of Congress, Call Number Call Number 1985/015: 0703
Author
Traditional. Performed by James Walker and Rufus White
{{Information |Description=Flag song: a song in the Omaha language. Translation: "When you went overseas, you made a stand so that the flag could be raised. When you returned, you brought the flag back. You saved our lives." Performance: Hethu'shka Soci
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