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Part V

The Omaha had long relied on their own medicine people, who cared for the tribe through plants, ceremony, and spiritual balance. Their role remained vital. But the diseases that swept through the reservation in the 19th century were new, devastating illnesses brought by contact and confinement. Traditional remedies could only do so much. The government-appointed doctor was supposed to fill that void, yet he was often unreliable. As the need for dependable care grew, Susan’s ability to move between both worlds became all the more essential.
She became the reservation physician at a salary less than half that of a doctor outside the reservation. But the salary mattered little to her. What she wanted was to care for the families on the Omaha lands. And that’s what she did, often riding miles on horseback at all hours and through every kind of weather. She treated fevers, set broken bones, delivered babies, counseled grieving parents, and advocated relentlessly for sanitary reforms. She even assisted families with financial decisions and paperwork. Beyond the community, she pressed the federal government for better funding, sometimes receiving little more than promises. But Susan kept treating and advocating.

Useful Vocabulary

1. Medicine people - Traditional Native American healers who use plants, rituals, and spiritual practices to care for their community.

Example: Before modern doctors, the Omaha tribe relied on medicine people for healing.

2. Sweep through - When something (usually a disease or event) spreads quickly across a place.

Example: The new diseases swept through the reservation and made many people sick.

3. Traditional remedies - Natural or cultural treatments used before modern medicine, often made from plants.
Example: Traditional remedies helped with many illnesses, but they could not cure the new diseases.

4. Could only do so much- There is a limit to what someone or something can achieve; it cannot fix everything.

Example: Traditional medicine could only do so much against the deadly new infections.

5. At all hours- At any time of day or night; constantly.

Example: Susan visited sick families at all hours, even in bad weather.

6. Advocate (verb)- to speak up or fight for a cause, especially to improve conditions.

Example: She advocated for better healthcare and cleaner living conditions on the reservation.

7. Sanitary reforms- Changes or improvements that make places cleaner and healthier (better hygiene, cleaner water, safer environments).

Example: Susan pushed for sanitary reforms to prevent disease from spreading.

8. To press- to push strongly for something; to demand action from authorities.

Example: She pressed the government for more funding, even when they gave only promises.

9. To fill the void - to provide something that is missing or needed; to replace something that should be there but isn’t.

Example: When the store closed, a new shop opened to fill the void in the neighborhood.

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Part V

The Omaha had long relied on their own medicine people, who cared for the tribe through plants, ceremony, and spiritual balance. Their role remained vital. But the diseases that swept through the reservation in the 19th century were new, devastating illnesses brought by contact and confinement. Traditional remedies could only do so much. The government-appointed doctor was supposed to fill that void, yet he was often unreliable. As the need for dependable care grew, Susan’s ability to move between both worlds became all the more essential.
She became the reservation physician at a salary less than half that of a doctor outside the reservation. But the salary mattered little to her. What she wanted was to care for the families on the Omaha lands. And that’s what she did, often riding miles on horseback at all hours and through every kind of weather. She treated fevers, set broken bones, delivered babies, counseled grieving parents, and advocated relentlessly for sanitary reforms. She even assisted families with financial decisions and paperwork. Beyond the community, she pressed the federal government for better funding, sometimes receiving little more than promises. But Susan kept treating and advocating.

Useful Vocabulary

1. Medicine people - Traditional Native American healers who use plants, rituals, and spiritual practices to care for their community.

Example: Before modern doctors, the Omaha tribe relied on medicine people for healing.

2. Sweep through - When something (usually a disease or event) spreads quickly across a place.

Example: The new diseases swept through the reservation and made many people sick.

3. Traditional remedies - Natural or cultural treatments used before modern medicine, often made from plants.
Example: Traditional remedies helped with many illnesses, but they could not cure the new diseases.

4. Could only do so much- There is a limit to what someone or something can achieve; it cannot fix everything.

Example: Traditional medicine could only do so much against the deadly new infections.

5. At all hours- At any time of day or night; constantly.

Example: Susan visited sick families at all hours, even in bad weather.

6. Advocate (verb)- to speak up or fight for a cause, especially to improve conditions.

Example: She advocated for better healthcare and cleaner living conditions on the reservation.

7. Sanitary reforms- Changes or improvements that make places cleaner and healthier (better hygiene, cleaner water, safer environments).

Example: Susan pushed for sanitary reforms to prevent disease from spreading.

8. To press- to push strongly for something; to demand action from authorities.

Example: She pressed the government for more funding, even when they gave only promises.

9. To fill the void - to provide something that is missing or needed; to replace something that should be there but isn’t.

Example: When the store closed, a new shop opened to fill the void in the neighborhood.

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