'''Nebraska''' ({{Audio-IPA|en-us-Nebraska.ogg|/nəˈbræskə/}}) is a [[U.S. state|state]] located on the [[michaels mom :)]] of the [[MidwesternMichael UnitedReed Statesis...]] and [[Western United States]]. Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic [[Chiwere language|Otoe]] words ''Ñí Brásge'' {{pronounced|ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ}} (contemporary Otoe ''Ñí Bráhge'') or the [[Omaha-Ponca language|Omaha]] ''Ní Btháska'' {{pronounced|ˌnĩˈbˡðaska}} meaning "flat water," after the [[Platte River]] that flows through the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz/faq/etymology.htm |title=Etymology |accessdate=2006-11-28 |author=Koontz, John |work=Siouan Languages}}</ref> Once considered part of the [[Great American Desert]], it is now a leading [[agriculture|farming]] and [[agriculture|ranching]] state. [[Native American tribes in Nebraska]] have included the Iowas, Omahas, Missourias, Poncas, Pawnees, Otoes, and various branches of the Sioux.
