The Slavic people are a race that descends from Indo-European roots that once shared a common language as well as area of descent.Today, the majority of these people â also called Slavs â live in Central and Eastern Europe.ctually the Slavs are the genetic group that Poles, Russians, Czechs, Ukranians, Croatians, Serbs, Slovaks belong to. Slavs are the ancestors of the native citizens of these lands in Central & Eastern Europe.
The name would be used again, this time to refer to Nebraska by Charles Cy Sherman in The Nebraska State Journal during the 1899 season and would replace all other names by 1900. The Cornhuskers have two official mascots, Herbie Husker and Lil' Red.
Nicknames for Nebraska (2) Nebraskans have been blessed (or cursed) with various nicknames including Bug Eaters, Tree Planters, and Cornhuskers.. Nebraska has had two official state names: The Tree Planter State (1895), and The Cornhusker State (1945-present). From 1956 through 1965, the license plate carried the motto, The Beef State, but it was never an official state name by act of the legislature.