AMAZING PEOPLE Hundreds of years ago North America was mostly wild open land Native American tribes lived on the land Each had its own language and customs The Pawnee paw-NEE are one Native American tribe Many know them for their ceremonies and handmade crafts Let’s learn more about these Native Americans Did You Know The name Pawnee means horn The name came from the men’s hairstyle which looked like a horn
Today the Pawnee attend ceremonies to honor their native customs The social dance is one of the few where men and women dance together
TERRITORY PAWNEE The Pawnee lived in four groups called bands They were the Wolf the Grand the Republican and the Tappage Three of the four bands lived along the Arkansas River in Kansas They became the Southern Pawnee The Wolf band was the Northern Pawnee They moved north to the Platte River in present-day Nebraska
CANADA UNITED STATES PAWNEE HOMELANDS NEBRASKA IOWA KANSAS MISSOURI MEXICO N W E S
