Pawnee Tribe

Population

• Orginial population was about 15,000 and peaked at 35,000
• Pawnee population today is around 3,000

Location

• Orginially lived near Texas, Kanasas, and Nebraska
• Today they live in Oklahoma

Housing

• Teepees and earth lodges
• Teepees for the nomatic and lodges for a permanent homes

Food

• Pawnee Indians ate lots of food that involved buffalo, including buffalo meat and buffalo soup
• Pawnee Indians also ate all kinds of crops that the women harvested

Clothing

• Women wore deer skin skirts
• Men wore breeh clothes and leather leggings
• Warriors wore special buck skin war shirts
• All Pawnee Indians wore moccasins on their feet

Daily Life

• Men were hunters and warriors
• Women cooked, farmed, and took care of their children
• Children had many chores although they enjoyed playing games with their peers and family

Daily Life for Elders

• Grandparents tended to their grand children and taught them important lessons
• Elderly people also used to help clean the lodge or teepee

Religion

• Most of the Pawnee religion related to the stars
• Tirawa created the universe and was the main god of the Pawnee
• Special stars and spirits were also worshipped as gods to bring good fortune to the Pawnee