Native Omaha Days
native omahan day biennial event north omaha nebraska celebrating community historical cultural legacy held since native omaha day include picnic family reunion class reunion large parade event largely attended current former african american resident city october group called omaha homecoming planning committee first meeting vision reunion native omahans left city various reason individual responsible setting committee subsequent meeting founder vera johnson bettie mcdonald december committee elected call native omahans club basic itinerary social mixer gospel night riverboat ride homecoming parade homecoming dance picnic blue monday native omahans club held first homecoming august weeklong homecoming celebration reunites former resident city called home native omaha day celebrated warm communal homecoming express deep tie bind city’s africanamerican community native omaha day time native long moved away return roll family friend marked formal week informal month traditional community family reunion various activity native omaha day celebrated year people come across united state participate event according one source started people grew we’ve many attend number local organization including urban league nebraska sponsor activity native omahans club homecoming week including golf tournament although activity part official activity welcomed native omahans club attendee previous year evergreen family reunion named rural evergreen alabama large north omaha family originally migrated also held time one man born evergreen raised omaha say family forced leave u came lot relative leave south middle night little see thing confronted like ku klux klan actress gabrielle union family among family attends omaha day festivity annually along professional football player gale sayers radio one founder owner cathy hughes another mainstay native omaha day native omaha parade dozen float marching band politician well many youth program organization native omaha day cited nationally example strong community building activity african american many city seeking replicate event native omahans club event planned held located north th street culture north omaha nebraska history north omaha nebraska native omahans club official website