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Pawnee Indians. By Kynedi and Marinda. Where the Pawnee Indians Lived. Lived along Platte River Large oval lodges; formed with posts, willow branches, grass, and earth As many as 30-50 people live in the same lodge About 10-15 lodges Pawnees on Nebraska. How They Lived.
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Pawnee Indians By Kynedi and Marinda
Where the Pawnee Indians Lived • Lived along Platte River • Large oval lodges; formed with posts, willow branches, grass, and earth • As many as 30-50 people live in the same lodge • About 10-15 lodges • Pawnees on Nebraska
How They Lived • Women did most labor • Young women watched and learned • Older women watched children • Men hunted, were warriors, and medicine men / priests
What They Ate • Corn • Buffalo • Squash • Deer • Rabbit • Maize
Cultures and Traditions • Danced around the fire • Ceremonies to balance nature • Prayed to their gods and spirits
Clans • Bear • Beaver • Eagle • Buffalo • Deer • Owl
Other Tribes • Xau-i or Grand Pawnees • Kit-ke-hak-I or Republican Pawnees • Pit-a-hau-e-rat or Tapage Pawnees • Ski-di or Loup Pawnees
Clothing • Girls wore dresses made of buffalo skin • Boys wore otter skin moccasins, buffalo skin loin cloths; in the summer; in the winter they wore buffalo robes, and pants
Other Names • Paneassa • Pariki • Pari
Protection • Dug deep into the ground and when enemies came into the hole the Pawnee Indians would start shooting • They went on high hills to see who was coming