Note 83 — Chapter II · GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVERY.
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Owen Dorsey informs us that among the Omahas “Slavery was not known”. “Captives were not slain by the Omahas and Ponkas. When peace was declared, the captives were sent home, if they wished to go. If not they could remain where they were, and were treated as if they were members of the tribe; but they were not adopted by any one”83. This positive statement is not weakened by James’s assertion about captive women becoming slaves84.