Transcript Pawnee Indians

Pawnee Indians
By:
Kristen L. Alex Y.
Gunner M. Jacob G.
Location
They lived in the Plains Region which is
now Nebraska and Northern Kansas
Around the Platte, Loup, and Republican
Rivers
1870’s they moved to present day
Oklahoma
Conquered land
Everyday Life
Women tended to crops, made clothing,
cooked, and took care of children.
Men hunted, were the medicine men, were
chiefs, and council men.
Religion
 They believed in the spirit life.
Tiriwa: maker of earth and heavenly bodies
Stars were thought to be gods.
Evening Star: symbol of women
Morning Star: symbol of man
Sacred Bundles: symbol of the Pawnee soul
Clothing
Moccasins are used for footwear
Clothing made of buffalo skins
Wore belts for tools and to hold loin cloth
Women wore skirts
Both genders wore beaded earrings
Food Source
Hunted: Buffalo, Raccoon, Skunk, Quail,
Prairie Chicken, and Otter
Planted: Corn, Bean, Squash, and Pumpkin
Gathered: Berries and Herbs
Intertribal Relations
Very Peace Going
Had a complex religion unrelated to other
Plains Indians
Had a long friendly relationship with the
United States
Pawnee Homes
Earth Lodge:about eight families could live
in them, main home
Teepees: only used during semi-annual
buffalo hunt
Works Cited
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http://www.native-languages.org/composition/pawnee-indians.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnee
http://la.essortment.com/pawneeindianna_rfjj.htm
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pawnee/pawneehist.htm
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/bmp52.html
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Pawnee.html
http://www.kansasgenealogy.com/indians/pawnee_indian_tribe.htm
 http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/bmp52_print.
html
 http://www.google.com