Pawnee Indians

Location

• Nebraska area
• Kansas area

Food

• Mixture of meat/vegetables
• Antelope and buffalo
• Corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers

Housing

• Earthen lodges/permanent
• Teepees/traveling

Daily Life

• Men hunted
• Women grew vegetables and watched children
• Children would play

Clothing

• Women- deerskin shirts/ blouse
• Men- breech cloths/ leather leggings
• Both wore moccasin shoes
• Buffalo hide robes when cold

Crafts

• Beadwork
• Pottery
• Woven baskets
• Hide painting

Transportation

• Horses
• Dogs and horses pulled travois

Weapons

• Bow and arrows
• War club
• Spear

Peralesharo

• A famous Pawnee chief
• Stopped the traditional sacrifice of a enemy tribe maiden

Life today

• Most live in Oklahoma on the reservation
• They live and dress like us
• Most work the same jobs as us too
• Once a year they have homecoming celebration where they dress up and perform rituals